The Mauritian Novel : Fictions of Belonging.
This book analyses how the idea - or the problem - of belonging is articulated in a range of contemporary francophone Mauritian novels. Waters explores how forms of affective belonging intersect with the exclusionary 'politics of belonging' in novels by Nathacha Appanah, Ananda Devi, Shena...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures Series
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| Online Access: | Click to View |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The Problem of Belonging in Mauritius
- 1. Belonging to the Moment: Carl de Souza's Les Jours Kaya
- 2. Belonging to the Island: Nathacha Appanah's Blue Bay Palace and Ananda Devi's Ève de ses décombres
- 3. Belonging Nowhere: Shenaz Patel's Le Silence des Chagos
- 4. Everyday Belonging: Bertrand de Robillard's L'Homme qui penche and Une interminable distraction au monde
- 5. Nomadic Belonging: Amal Sewtohul's Histoire d'Ashok et d'autres personnages de moindre importance and Made in Mauritius
- Conclusion: Over the Rainbow
- Bibliography
- Index.