Founding Fictions of the Dutch Caribbean
Download or Read eBook Founding Fictions of the Dutch Caribbean PDF written by and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Peter Lang |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0820488194 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780820488196 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Founding Fictions of the Dutch Caribbean by :
Book excerpt: Cola Debrot's «My Black Sister» and Boeli van Leeuwen's A Stranger on Earth are two pivotal works from the early period of postcolonial Dutch-language fiction from the Dutch Caribbean. Each portrays different aspects of the predicament of postcolonial identity, gender, race, and politics in the vein best known as «tropic existentialism». Founding Fictions of the Dutch Caribbean is suitable for courses on Caribbean literature and postcolonial literature, and will be of great interest to readers of fiction in general.
