Island Paradise The Myth An Examination Of Contemporary Caribbean And Sri Lankan Writing
Melanie A. Murray · 2009
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"Island Paradise: The Myth investigates how these entrenched notions of paradise, which islands have traditionally represented metonymically, are contested in the works of four postcolonial authors: Jamaica Kincaid, Lawrence Scott, Romesh Gunesekera, and Jean Arasanayagam, from the island nations of the Caribbean and Sri Lanka. It analyzes texts which focus on gardens, island space, and houses to examine how these motifs are used to re-vision colonial/contested sites. This book examines the relationship between landscape and identity and, with reference to Homi K. Bhabha, considers how these writers offer an alternative space for negotiating the ambivalence of hybridity."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2009
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Rodopi
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 226
- ISBN
- 9789042026964
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