The Mauritian novel : fictions of belonging /

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This book analyses how the idea - or the problem - of belonging is articulated in a range of contemporary francophone Mauritian novels. Waters explores how forms of affective belonging intersect with the exclusionary 'politics of belonging' in novels by Nathacha Appanah, Ananda Devi, Shena...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waters, Julia, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2018.
Colección:Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 56.
Temas:
Group identity in literature.
Mauritian fiction (French) > History and criticism.
Identité collective dans la littérature.
Roman mauricien (français) > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Mauritian fiction (French)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Problem of Belonging in Mauritius
  • 1. Belonging to the Moment: Carl de Souza's Les Jours Kaya
  • 2. Belonging to the Island: Nathacha Appanah's Blue Bay Palace and Ananda Devi's Ève de ses décombres
  • 3. Belonging Nowhere: Shenaz Patel's Le Silence des Chagos
  • 4. Everyday Belonging: Bertrand de Robillard's L'Homme qui penche and Une interminable distraction au monde
  • 5. Nomadic Belonging: Amal Sewtohul's Histoire d'Ashok et d'autres personnages de moindre importance and Made in Mauritius
  • Conclusion: Over the Rainbow.

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