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1 online resource (xxiii, 226 pages) |
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Cross/cultures, 0924-1426 ; 80 |
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Cross/cultures ; 80. 0924-1426
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I. NATION(S); 1 Nation: Conceptions; 2 Becoming Nations: Nigeria, Malaysia; PART II. BEN OKRI: THE ABIKU TRILOGY; 3 The Famished Road; 4 Songs of Enchantment; 5 Infinite Riches; PART III. K.S. MANIAM: TWO NOVELS; 6 The Return; 7 In A Far Country; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Synopsis of K.S. Maniam's Unpublished Novel Delayed Passage; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W |
| Summary |
The Infinite Longing for Home is a groundbreaking study of Ben Okri's and K.S. Maniam's literary problematization of 'home' in relation to subjectivity and the nation within and beyond the context of Nigeria and Malaysia. Drawing on Lacan, Žižek, Laclau and Mouffe, and weaving through history, politics, philosophy and literature, this book critically examines the motives and means by which peoples forced to live together in a country love and hate each other, and overlook the truths about themselves, their actions and beliefs. It looks into why some embrace heterogeneity and open-endedness whi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Okri, Ben -- Criticism and interpretation
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Maniam, K. S. -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Maniam, K. S. fast |
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Okri, Ben fast |
| Subject |
Home in literature.
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Nationalism in literature.
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Nigerian fiction (English)
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Malaysian fiction (English)
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Home in literature
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Malaysian fiction (English)
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Nationalism in literature
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Nigerian fiction (English)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423789024 |
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9781423789024 |
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9789401201490 |
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9401201498 |
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