Authority and authorship in V.S. Naipaul /
Coovadia, Imraan.
Authority and authorship in V.S. Naipaul / Imraan Coovadia. - 1st edition - 188 p. : ill.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book traces the ways in which problems of imaginative authority and authorship structure the fiction and non-fiction of V.S. Naipaul and resonate in postcolonial literature. This book traces the ways in which problems of imaginative authority and authorship structure the fiction and non-fiction of V.S. Naipaul and resonate in postcolonial literature. Imraan Coovadia argues that the post-colonial societies Naipaul studies in novels such asA Bend in the RiverandGuerillasare defined by the fragility of their authority. Coovadia demonstrates through close reading, how Naipaul, born in Trinidad to an Indian family and resident of the United Kingdom,asserts hisimaginative authority over many different situations across the globe through a complex literary rhetoric.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780230622463 (ebook)
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Criticism and interpretation.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Literary style.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Political and social views.
Authority in literature.
Authorship--Political aspects.
Authorship--Social aspects.
Literature
Literature: history & criticism
Literary studies: general
Literary studies: post-colonial literature
Literary theory
United States of America, USA
Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people
Authority and authorship in V.S. Naipaul / Imraan Coovadia. - 1st edition - 188 p. : ill.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book traces the ways in which problems of imaginative authority and authorship structure the fiction and non-fiction of V.S. Naipaul and resonate in postcolonial literature. This book traces the ways in which problems of imaginative authority and authorship structure the fiction and non-fiction of V.S. Naipaul and resonate in postcolonial literature. Imraan Coovadia argues that the post-colonial societies Naipaul studies in novels such asA Bend in the RiverandGuerillasare defined by the fragility of their authority. Coovadia demonstrates through close reading, how Naipaul, born in Trinidad to an Indian family and resident of the United Kingdom,asserts hisimaginative authority over many different situations across the globe through a complex literary rhetoric.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780230622463 (ebook)
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Criticism and interpretation.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Literary style.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Political and social views.
Authority in literature.
Authorship--Political aspects.
Authorship--Social aspects.
Literature
Literature: history & criticism
Literary studies: general
Literary studies: post-colonial literature
Literary theory
United States of America, USA
Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people