The postcolonial novel / Richard J. Lane.
The postcolonial novel / Richard J. Lane.
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Publisher
Cambridge, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Polity, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N823.91409/30
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 146 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introducing the postcolonial novel in English : Wilson Harris's Palace of the Peacock -- 2. The counter-canonical novel : J. M. Coerzee's Foe and Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea -- 3. Alternative historiographies : Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart -- 4. National consciousness : Ngugi wa Thiong'o's...
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Publisher
Cambridge, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Polity, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"The Postcolonial Novel provides a concise and invaluable introduction to the rise of postcolonial literatures in English through close readings of seminal novels. These novels - which continue to generate debate long after publication and have influenced the ways in which we think about literature and literary studies - provide an ideal entry poin...
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The postcolonial novel / Richard J. Lane.
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Themes in 20th century literature & culture.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-143) and index.
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N823.91409/30
Record Identifier
74VKOQArKooX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOQArKooX
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ISBN
9780745632797 (pbk.)
0745632785 (hbk.)
9780745632780 (hbk.)
0745632793 (pbk.)
DDC
823.91409358 823.914
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991022601799702626
