V.S. Naipaul's journeys : from periphery to center /

"The author of more than thirty books 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. Naipaul grew up in Trinidad in an Indian immigrant community, and his depiction of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krishnan, Sanjay (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Naipaul, V. S. > (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), > 1932-2018 > Criticism and interpretation.
Naipaul, V. S. > (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), > 1932-2018.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > Indic.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • I. 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 Biswas
  • II. 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
  • III. 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.

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