Speaking politically : Adorno and postcolonial fiction / Eleni Philippou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philippou, Eleni, 1984- author.

Series:

Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969--Influence.

Adorno, Theodor W.

Postcolonialism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

"In this monograph Theodor Adorno's philosophy engages with postcolonial texts and authors that emerge out of situations of political extremity - apartheid South Africa, war-torn Sri Lanka, Pinochet's dictatorship, and the Greek military junta"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K and an Alternative Political Commitment

Chapter 2 Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold and its Quiet Politics

Chapter 3 Karapanou's Kassandra and the Wolf and Truth Content

Chapter 4 Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost and the Non-Identical

Conclusion: "Writing about flowers at a time like this"

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-300581-0

1-003-00581-0

1-000-36897-1

9781003005810

OCLC:

1240583335