The infinite longing for home : desire and the nation in selected writings of Ben Okri and K.S. Maniam
Title:
The infinite longing for home : desire and the nation in selected writings of Ben Okri and K.S. Maniam
JLCTITLE245:
David C.L. Lim.
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Publication Information:
Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2005.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxiii, 226 pages).
ISBN:
9781423789024
9789401201490
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Abstract:
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.
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UAF Rasmuson Library Ebook Central subscription access.
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Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index.
Variant Title:
Portion of title: Desire and the nation in selected writings of Ben Okri and K.S. Maniam
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 K.S. MANIAM: TWO NOVELS; 6 The Return; 7 In A Far Country; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Synopsis of K.S. Maniam's Unpublished Novel Delayed Passage; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W.
Technical Details:
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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Print version record.