Nabokov, Rushdie, and the Transnational Imagination: Novels of Exile and Alternate Worlds

by R. Trousdale

Overview

Using Vladimir Nabokov and Salman Rushdie's work, this study argues that transnational fiction refuses the simple oppositions of postcolonial theory and suggests the possibility of an inclusive global literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137346742
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	08/05/2013
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	241
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

RACHEL TROUSDALE is Associate Professor of English at Agnes Scott College, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Hybridity and Transnational Fiction Alternate Worlds Vladimir Nabokov's Invented Americas Realism, Relativity, and Frames of Reference in Ada and Pale Fire Cosmopolitanism and the Shiv Sena in Midnight's Children and The Moor's Last Sigh Authority, Self, and Community in The Satanic Verses What Actually Happens: Degrees of Reality in The Ground Beneath Her Feet Conclusion: Incest, Monsters, and the 'International Fraternity'

Editorial Reviews

'Trousdale writes with wit, is alert to illuminating details, and sustains and develops her argument effectively - making this a valuable addition to collections supporting study of contemporary fiction and world literature. [...] Highly recommended.' - Choice

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