Writing on the fault line : Haitian literature and the earthquake of 2010 / / Martin Munro
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| Autore: |
Munro Martin
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| Titolo: |
Writing on the fault line : Haitian literature and the earthquake of 2010 / / Martin Munro
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| Pubblicazione: | Liverpool, [England] : , : Liverpool University Press, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 840.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Haitian literature - 21st century - History and criticism |
| Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010 - In literature | |
| Earthquakes in literature | |
| Literature and society | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Haiti |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction: Reading the Ruins -- Going Public: The Post-earthquake Essay -- Broken Bodies: Makenzy Orcel, Marvin Victor, and the New Haitian Novel -- Broken Lands: Gary Victor, Kettly Mars, and Post-earthquake Fiction -- Not Writing Disaster: The Earthquake as Non-event in the Haitian Novel 2010-2014 -- Writing the "Haitian Soul": Post-earthquake Poetry -- Conclusion: New Lands. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This title examines the case of the Haitian earthquake of 12 January 2010, a uniquely destructive event in the recent history of cataclysmic disasters, in Haiti and the broader world. The book argues that Haitian literature since 2010 has played a primary role in recording, bearing testimony to, and engaging with the social and psychological effects of the disaster. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Writing on the fault line |
| ISBN: | 1-78138-751-6 |
| 1-78138-223-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910794894103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Contemporary French and francophone cultures.