Rohinton Mistry / / Peter Morey

• Autore: Morey Peter
• Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages) : digital file(s)
• Disciplina: 823.9'14
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.; First published: 2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-204) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Contexts and intertexts -- 2. 'Throbbing between two lives': the structures of migration in Tales from Firozsha Baag -- 3. Mistry's Hollow Men: language, lies and the crisis of representation in Such a Long Journey -- 4. Thread and circuses: performing in the spaces of city and nation in A Fine Balance -- 5. Running repairs: corruption, community and duty in Family Matters -- 6. Critical overview -- 7. Conclusion - Rohinton Mistry: international man of stories -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This study - the first of its kind - situates Rohinton Mistry's writing in its cultural and historical context. It explores key features, such as the legacy of Zoroastrianism, Parsi anglophilia, recent Indian history, the conventions of oral storytellling common to Persia and South Asia, and the experience of migration which now sees him living in Canada. The texts are viewed through the lens of diaspora and minority discourse theories to show how Mistry's writing is illustrative of marginal positions in relation to sanctioned national identities.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rohinton Mistry
• ISBN: 1-84779-591-9; 1-5261-2065-8; 1-78170-058-3; 1-280-73460-4; 9786610734603; 1-84779-103-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145016603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary world writers.