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V. S. Naipaul's Journeys : From Periphery to Center /

The author of more than thirty books of fiction and nonfiction and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, V. S. Naipaul (1932-2018) is one of the most acclaimed authors of the twentieth century. He is also one of the most controversial. Before settling in England, Naipaul grew up in Trinidad in an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krishnan, Sanjay (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2020]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EARLY WRITINGS: 1955-1961
  • 1. MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT: MIGUEL STREET; THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
  • 2. SELF AND SOCIETY: THE SUFFRAGE OF ELVIRA; A HOUSE FOR MR BISWA
  • THE MIDDLE PERIOD: 1962-1980
  • 3. HISTORICAL IDENTITIES: THE MIDDLE PASSAGE; AN AREA OF DARKNESS
  • 4. FANTASY AND DERANGEMENT: THE LOSS OF EL DORADO; INDIA: A WOUNDED CIVILIZATION; "MICHAEL X AND THE KILLINGS IN TRINIDAD"
  • 5. AMBIGUOUS FREEDOM: "IN A FREE STATE"
  • 6. TRUTH AND LIE: A BEND IN THE RIVER
  • LATE WORKS: 1981-2010
  • 7. PRODUCTIVE DEFORMATION: THE ENIGMA OF ARRIVAL
  • 8. LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND: INDIA: A MILLION MUTINIES NOW
  • 9. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FAITHFUL: AMONG THE BELIEVERS; BEYOND BELIEF
  • 10. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS: HALF A LIFE; MAGIC SEEDS; THE MASQUE OF AFRICA
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • INDEX