Exile and post-1946 Haitian literature : Alexis, Depestre, Ollivier, Laferriere, Danticat / Martin Munro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munro, Martin.

Series:

Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 7.

Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haitian literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Haitian literature.

Exiles' writings, Haitian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exile and Post-1946 Haitian Literature reinterprets and analyses post-1946 Haitian writing as a literature of exile. It moves between texts that have emerged out of different places and different times, and outlines generational shifts and changes in Haitian exiled writing. The breadth and scope of this book will attract scholars and students with interests in fields such as Caribbean studies, postcolonial studies, francophone studies, migration studies, and African-American studies.

Contents:

Introduction: Inhabiting Haiti

1. Jacques-Stephen Alexis: Janus in Limbo: Urbanization, Exoticism, and Creolization

2. René Depestre: Internal Exiles and Exotic Longings

3. Émile Ollivier: Passing Through

4. Dany Laferrière: Master of the New

5. Edwidge Danticat: Home Is Where the Hurt Is

Conclusion: The Missing People: Theorizing Haitian and Caribbean Exiles.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Jul 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78138-649-8

1-84631-308-2

OCLC:

476209766