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Naipaul's strangers /

From his reporting on Islamic true believers to his descriptions of the postcolonial world, V.S. Naipaul has been a controversial figure in contemporary letters. Winner of the Nobel Prize, Naipaul has traveled throughout the world, looking at its varied cultures and seeking out others' stories,...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Barnouw, Dagmar
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : cultural plurality and cultural value
  • Understanding strangers
  • Postcoloniality and historicity
  • Stories of other lives : novels
  • Stories of other lives : documentaries ; among the believers : an Islamic journey
  • Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Iran
  • Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Pakistan
  • Uncertain histories : finding the center and the enigma of arrival
  • Uncertain histories : a way in the world.