V.S. Naipaul : displacement and autobiography / Judith Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Judith, 1945- author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Autobiography

Routledge Library Editions : Autobiography ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932---Criticism and interpretation.

Naipaul, V. S.

Alienation (Social psychology) in literature.

Cultural relations in literature.

Authorship--Psychological aspects.

Authorship.

Culture conflict in literature.

Self in literature.

Autobiography.

West Indies--In literature.

West Indies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Originally published in 1995. V. S. Naipaul, a Trinidadian of Indian descent living in the West, has written in many forms. Through an analysis of five works by Naipaul written in different modes and periods of his life, this study posits a relationship between a cultural condition and a choice of genre and narrative, or more specifically between cultural displacement and the writing of autobiography. Examining an aspect of Naipaul's development as a post-colonial writer, this book is of interest in exploring the way that concepts of self determine the writing of texts. It considers 'deflected autobiographies', genre boundaries, quests for origin and expression, and Lacanian psychoanalytic theory.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Original Title Page""; ""Original Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: A House for Mr Biswas""; ""Chapter Two: The Overcrowded Barracoon""; ""Chapter Three: In a Free State""; ""Chapter Four: Finding the Centre""; ""Chapter Five: The Enigma of Arrival""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

First published in 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-37970-5

1-315-67461-0

1-317-37969-1

9781315674612

OCLC:

919086916