St. Louis-born Martha Gellhorn (1908-98) was the doyenne of twentieth century war correspondence. In this first critical study of her Second World War fiction and journalism, Kate McLoughlin makes the connection between Gellhorn's intrepid progress through the war zone and her textual construction of the woman war reporter.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
1. Routes to World War II
2. 'A walking tape recorder with eyes'
3. Being there: the field
4. Being there: the text
5. From presence to participation
6. Fatal distraction
Conclusion
