Post-2000 WW1 Literature

More than a century after the Armistice, writers continue to return to the First World War. This might seem surprising — every participant is now dead, every eyewitness account is written, every archive has been combed. And yet the flow of WW1 literature shows no sign of diminishing. Novels, poems, and plays about the Great War continue to appear, often to critical acclaim and commercial success. This lesson examines why — and how — post-2000 writers revisit the conflict.

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Why Writers Continue to Return to WW1