Naipaul's strangers /
Barnouw, Dagmar.
Naipaul's strangers / Dagmar Barnouw. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xv, 176 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and index.
Introduction : cultural plurality and cultural value -- Understanding strangers -- Postcoloniality and historicity -- Stories of other lives : novels -- Stories of other lives : documentaries ; among the believers : an Islamic journey -- Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Iran -- Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Pakistan -- Uncertain histories : finding the center and the enigma of arrival -- Uncertain histories : a way in the world.
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From his reporting on Islamic true believers to his descriptions of the postcolonial world, V.S. Naipaul has been a controversial figure in contemporary letters. Winner of the Nobel Prize, Naipaul has traveled throughout the world, looking at its varied cultures and seeking out others' stories, recording and transforming them. His engagement with postcolonial cultures informs his novels, such as Guerrillas and A Bend in the River. However, it is his documentaries (such as Among the Believers and Beyond Belief) and his works that combine actual and fictional histories and memories (Finding the Center, The Enigma of Arrival, and A Way in the World) that Naipaul's work best exhibits a growing awareness of the complexities of cultural difference--and the incompleteness and uncertainty of understanding "strangers". In this book, Dagmar Barnouw explores the sophisticated strategies and experimentations that Naipaul employs in his cultural critique and in his enterprise of learning about and documenting the enduring strangeness of this world
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9780253342072
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Criticism and interpretation.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Travel.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932- --Critique et interprétation.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932- --Voyages.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018
Naipaul, Vidiadhar S.
1900-1999
Trinidadians--History--Foreign countries--20th century.
Strangers in literature.
Islam in literature.
Travelers' writings--History and criticism.
Cultural pluralism in literature.
Intercultural communication in literature.
Islamic countries in literature.
Iran in literature.
Trinidadiens à l'étranger--Histoire--20e siècle.
Écrits de voyageurs--Histoire et critique.
Diversité culturelle dans la littérature.
Communication interculturelle dans la littérature.
Étrangers dans la littérature.
Islam dans la littérature.
Pays musulmans dans la littérature.
P*akist*an dans la littérature.
Iran dans la littérature.
Trinidadiens--Histoire--Pays étrangers--20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Cultural pluralism in literature
Intercultural communication in literature
Islam in literature
Literature
Strangers in literature
Travel
Travelers' writings
Cultuurkritiek.
Reisverhalen.
Pakistan--In literature.
Iran
Islamic countries
Pakistan
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR9272.9.N32 / Z57 2003eb
823/.914
Naipaul's strangers / Dagmar Barnouw. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xv, 176 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and index.
Introduction : cultural plurality and cultural value -- Understanding strangers -- Postcoloniality and historicity -- Stories of other lives : novels -- Stories of other lives : documentaries ; among the believers : an Islamic journey -- Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Iran -- Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Pakistan -- Uncertain histories : finding the center and the enigma of arrival -- Uncertain histories : a way in the world.
Use copy
From his reporting on Islamic true believers to his descriptions of the postcolonial world, V.S. Naipaul has been a controversial figure in contemporary letters. Winner of the Nobel Prize, Naipaul has traveled throughout the world, looking at its varied cultures and seeking out others' stories, recording and transforming them. His engagement with postcolonial cultures informs his novels, such as Guerrillas and A Bend in the River. However, it is his documentaries (such as Among the Believers and Beyond Belief) and his works that combine actual and fictional histories and memories (Finding the Center, The Enigma of Arrival, and A Way in the World) that Naipaul's work best exhibits a growing awareness of the complexities of cultural difference--and the incompleteness and uncertainty of understanding "strangers". In this book, Dagmar Barnouw explores the sophisticated strategies and experimentations that Naipaul employs in his cultural critique and in his enterprise of learning about and documenting the enduring strangeness of this world
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
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
English.
0253109752 (electronic bk.) 9780253109750 (electronic bk.) 0253106400 9780253106407 1282072021 9781282072022 0253342074 9780253342072 9786612072024 6612072024 (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780253342072
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Criticism and interpretation.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 --Travel.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932- --Critique et interprétation.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932- --Voyages.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018
Naipaul, Vidiadhar S.
1900-1999
Trinidadians--History--Foreign countries--20th century.
Strangers in literature.
Islam in literature.
Travelers' writings--History and criticism.
Cultural pluralism in literature.
Intercultural communication in literature.
Islamic countries in literature.
Iran in literature.
Trinidadiens à l'étranger--Histoire--20e siècle.
Écrits de voyageurs--Histoire et critique.
Diversité culturelle dans la littérature.
Communication interculturelle dans la littérature.
Étrangers dans la littérature.
Islam dans la littérature.
Pays musulmans dans la littérature.
P*akist*an dans la littérature.
Iran dans la littérature.
Trinidadiens--Histoire--Pays étrangers--20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Cultural pluralism in literature
Intercultural communication in literature
Islam in literature
Literature
Strangers in literature
Travel
Travelers' writings
Cultuurkritiek.
Reisverhalen.
Pakistan--In literature.
Iran
Islamic countries
Pakistan
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR9272.9.N32 / Z57 2003eb
823/.914