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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786087303321

Autore

Toplu Sebnem

Titolo

Fiction unbound [[electronic resource] ] : Bernardine Evaristo / / by Sebnem Toplu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-4438-3269-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (102 p.)

Soggetti

Black people - Great Britain - Intellectual life

English literature - Black authors - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PART I; PART II; PART III; PART IV; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers all Bernardine Evaristo's major works: Lara (1997) and Lara (2009), The Emperor's Babe, Soul Tourists, Blonde Roots and Hello Mum. Each chapter focuses on a particular novel, combining a close analysis of the author's technique with a penetrating understanding of Evaristo's basic themes underlying all her work. This monograph exposes that Evaristo is not simply interested in "multicultural" issues; to label them as such is to overlook her achievement as a novelist. It shows i...