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The sense of community in French Caribbean fiction / Celia Britton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Britton, Celia.
- Series:
- Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 10.
- Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nancy, Jean-Luc.
- Caribbean fiction (French)--20th century--History and criticism.
- Caribbean fiction (French).
- Communities in literature.
- Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book analyses the theme of community in seven French Caribbean novels in relation to the work of the French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy. The islands complex history means that community is a central and problematic issue in their literature, and underlies a range of other questions such as political agency, individual and collective subjectivity, attitudes towards the past and the future, and even literary form itself. Britton examines Jacques Roumains Gouverneurs de la rosée, Edouard Glissants Le Quatrième Siècle, Simone Schwarz-Barts Pluie et vent sur Télumée Miracle, Vincent Placolys Leau-de-mort guildive, Patrick Chamoiseaus Texaco, Daniel Maximins LIle et une nuit and Maryse Condés Desirada.
- Contents:
- Half-title; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Restoring Lost Unity in Jacques Roumain's Gouverneurs de la rosée; 2 Past, Future and the Maroon Community in Edouard Glissant's Le Quatrième Siècle; 3 Living by Mistake: Individual and Community in Simone Schwarz-Bart's Pluie et vent sur Télumée Miracle; 4 Singular Beings and Political Disorganization in Vincent Placoly's L'Eau-de-mort guildive; 5 Conquering the Town: Stories and Myth in Patrick Chamoiseau's Texaco; 6 Community, Nature and Solitude in Daniel Maximin's L'Ile et une nuit
- 7 On Not Belonging: Surrogate Families and Marginalized Communities in Maryse Condé's Desirada Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78694-530-4
- 1-84631-420-8
- OCLC:
- 476209387
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