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V. S. Naipaul: Displacement and Autobiography (Routledge Library Editions: Autobiography) - Softcover

Levy, Judith

 
9781138942042: V. S. Naipaul: Displacement and Autobiography (Routledge Library Editions: Autobiography)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1138942049 ISBN 13: 9781138942042
Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Originally published in 1995. V. S. Naipaul, a Trinidadian of Indian descent living in the West, has written in many forms. Through an analysis of five works by Naipaul written in different modes and periods of his life, this study posits a relationship between a cultural condition and a choice of genre and narrative, or more specifically between cultural displacement and the writing of autobiography. Examining an aspect of Naipaul’s development as a post-colonial writer, this book is of interest in exploring the way that concepts of self determine the writing of texts. It considers ‘deflected autobiographies’, genre boundaries, quests for origin and expression, and Lacanian psychoanalytic theory.

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About the Author

Dr Judith Levy specializes in the novel, particularly the Post-Colonial novel, and teaches at the Hebrew University or Jerusalem.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138942049
ISBN 13 
9781138942042
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
176