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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824087003321

Autore

Cliff Michelle

Titolo

Into the interior [[electronic resource] /] / Michelle Cliff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8166-7376-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Disciplina

813/.54

Soggetti

Self-realization in women

Displacement (Psychology)

Bisexual women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Points of departure -- Lying-in -- Among the Christian diabolists -- Below the waterline -- Marooned -- Night nursery -- Rex and Queenie -- Joy of cooking -- Runagate -- Confluence.

Sommario/riassunto

In her previous novels, Michelle Cliff explored potent themes of colonialism, race, myth, and identity with rare intelligence, lyrical intensity, and a profound sense of both history and place. Now, with Into the Interior , she has written her most intimate, courageous work of fiction yet, a searing and ultimately moving reflection on the legacy of empire and the restless search for a feeling of belonging. "I grew up to be someone adept at leaving," confesses Into the Interior's unnamed narrator, a bisexual Caribbean woman of color, and Cliff traces her travels from Jamaica to New York to Lond