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UNINA9910829199003321 |
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Autore |
Barnouw Dagmar |
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Titolo |
Naipaul's strangers / / Dagmar Barnouw |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2003 |
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1-282-07202-1 |
0-253-10640-0 |
0-253-10975-2 |
9786612072024 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Trinidadians - Foreign countries - History - 20th century |
Travelers' writings - History and criticism |
Cultural pluralism in literature |
Intercultural communication in literature |
Strangers in literature |
Islam in literature |
Islamic countries In literature |
Pakistan In literature |
Iran In literature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-171) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Winner of the Nobel Prize, Naipaul has traveled throughout the world, looking at its varied cultures and seeking out others' stories, recording and transforming them. His engagement with postcolonial cultures |
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