Fiction across borders : imagining the lives of others in late-twentieth-century novels

Fiction across borders : imagining the lives of others in late-twentieth-century novels / Shameem Black.

Theorists of Orientalism and postcolonialism argue that novelists betray political and cultural anxieties when characterizing "the Other." Shameem Black takes a different stance. Turning a fresh eye toward several key contemporary novelists, she reveals how "border-crossing" fict...

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Main Author: Black, Shameem, 1976-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American fiction > Minority authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Commonwealth fiction (English) > History and criticism.
Other (Philosophy) in literature.
Difference (Philosophy) in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Other minds (Theory of knowledge) in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Other minds (Theory of knowledge) in literature
American fiction
American fiction > Minority authors
Commonwealth fiction (English)
Difference (Philosophy) in literature
Ethics in literature
Other (Philosophy) in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Toward an Ethics of Border-Crossing Fiction
  • 1. Crowded Self and Crowded Style
  • 2. Everyday Sentiment
  • 3. Ethnic Reversals
  • 4. Middle Grounds
  • 5. Challenging Language
  • 6. Sacrificing the Self
  • - Postscript
  • - Appendix.

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