Exile and post-1946 Haitian literature [[electronic resource] ] : Alexis, Depestre, Ollivier, Laferrière, Danticat / / Martin Munro

• Autore: Munro Martin
• Pubblicazione: Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Disciplina: 840.997294; 840.99729409045
• Soggetto topico: Haitian literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Exiles' writings, Haitian
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Inhabiting Haiti; 1: Jacques-Stephen Alexis. Janus in Limbo: Urbanization, Exoticism, and Creolization; 2: René Depestre Internal Exiles and Exotic Longings; 3: Émile Ollivier Passing Through; 4: Dany Laferrière Master of the New; 5: Edwidge Danticat Home Is Where the Hurt Is; Conclusion: The Missing People: Theorizing Haitian and Caribbean Exiles; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Haitian writing is one of the richest literary traditions in the Americas, and yet is little known outside of Haiti. This book is an introduction to this literature, focusing on the period from 1946 to the present, a time in which exile has become the dominant theme in Haitian writing. Reading post-1946 Haitian writing as a literature of exile, the chapters analyze key novels by the most important figures of each generation: Jacques-Stephen Alexis, René Depestre, Émile Ollivier, Dany Laferrière, and Edwidge Danticat. The emphasis is on close, detailed readings, and on understanding the particu
• Titolo autorizzato: Exile and post-1946 Haitian literature
• ISBN: 1-78138-649-8; 1-84631-308-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454130403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; ; 7.