Exiles, outcasts, strangers : icons of marginalization in post World War II narrative /

Exiles, Outcasts, Strangers explores how nine different ""outsider"" authors treat the theme of alienation in one of their major works. All the novels under review were written in a limited time span (1942 to 1987, approximately 50 years), and all are structured around a hero or...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Muratore, Mary Jo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York ; London [England] : Continuum, 2011.
Temas:
1900-1999
Marginality, Social, in literature.
Fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Exiles in literature.
Strangers in literature.
Alienation (Social psychology) in literature.
Victims of crimes in literature.
Minorities in literature.
Étrangers dans la littérature.
Aliénation (Psychologie sociale) dans la littérature.
Literary studies: from c 1900.
Literary studies: general.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Fiction.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Exiles, Outcasts, Strangers explores how nine different ""outsider"" authors treat the theme of alienation in one of their major works. All the novels under review were written in a limited time span (1942 to 1987, approximately 50 years), and all are structured around a hero or heroine who remains culturally, ethically or aesthetically distant from his/her narrative counterparts. Works discussed: Albert Camus'' L''Etranger; Richard Wright''s The Outsider; André Langevin''s Poussière sur la ville; Ernesto Sábato''s El túnel; V.S. Naipaul''s Guerrillas; Elie Wiesel''s Le Cinquième fils; Norbe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (210 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441170057
1441170057
9781441120328
1441120327
9781472542427
1472542428
1441156119
9781441156112
1623563542
9781623563547

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