The Mauritian Novel

The Mauritian Novel
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781786949493
ISBN-13 : 1786949490
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Book Synopsis The Mauritian Novel by : Julia Waters

Download or read book The Mauritian Novel written by Julia Waters and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses how the idea – or the problem - of belonging is articulated in a range of contemporary francophone Mauritian novels. Waters explores how forms of affective belonging intersect with the exclusionary ‘politics of belonging’ in novels by Nathacha Appanah, Ananda Devi, Shenaz Patel, Bertrand de Robillard, Amal Sewtohul and Carl de Souza.


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