V. S. Naipaul (Routledge Revivals)
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2014
114 pages
978-1-317-61956-7 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1988, Peter Hughes explores the work of V. S. Naipaul, and the interplay of fictional and non-fictional patters in what is his obsessive vision of human life. Hughes shows how Naipaul's narratives pair off histories and novels, travel-writing and psycho-biography, reinforcing one another and Naipaul's vision of 'a world undoing itself' - a world of disorder and fantasy. He includes a reading of Naipaul's texts, usually considered highly traditional, that shows their innovative side, and points out ways that they can be illuminated through modern literary theory. A detailed analysis, this companion to V. S. Naipaul's writing will interest students of modern literature and those with an interest in Naipaul's writing more generally.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
7,85 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-61956-7 (9781317619567)
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Person
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Content
Preface and acknowledgements; A note on the texts; 1. A world undoing itself 2. An end of the imagination 3. Islands in air 4. Trapdoors into a bottomless past 5. Plateaux of light; Notes; Bibliography
