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  1. The Problematics of Writing Back to the Imperial Centre
    Joseph Conrad, Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul in Conversation
    Author: Baazizi, Nabil
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Peter Lang Inc., New York ; Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, Bern

    In the wake of decolonization, colonialist narratives have systematically been rewritten from indigenous perspectives. This phenomenon is referred to as "the Empire writes back to the centre"—a trend that asserted itself in late twentieth-century... more

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    In the wake of decolonization, colonialist narratives have systematically been rewritten from indigenous perspectives. This phenomenon is referred to as "the Empire writes back to the centre"—a trend that asserted itself in late twentieth-century postcolonial criticism. The aim of such acts of writing back is to read colonialist texts in a Barthesian way inside-out or à l’envers, to deconstruct the Orientalist and colonialist dogmas, and eventually create a dialogue where there was only a monologue. Turning the colonial text inside-out and rereading it through the lens of a later code allows the postcolonial text to unlock the closures of its colonial precursor and change it from the inside. Under this critical scholarship, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1899) has been a particularly influential text for Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul. Their novels Things Fall Apart (1958) and A Bend in the River (1979) can be seen as a rewriting of Conrad’s novella. However, before examining their different rewriting strategies, it would be fruitful to locate them within the postcolonial tradition of rewriting. While Achebe clearly stands as the leading figure of the movement, the Trinidadian novelist is, in fact, difficult to pigeonhole. Does Naipaul write back to, that is criticize, or does he rewrite, and in a way adopt and justify, imperial ideology? Since not all rewriting involves writing back in terms of anti-colonial critique, Naipaul’s position continues to be explored as the enigmatic in-betweenness and double-edgedness of an "insider" turned "outsider." Taking cognizance of these different critical perceptions can become a way to effectively highlight Achebe’s "(mis)-reading" and Naipaul’s "(mis)-appropriation" of Conrad, a way to set the framework for the simulated conversation this book seeks to create between the three novelists.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781433182389
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    RVK Categories: HM 2335 ; HP 1112 ; HP 1371 ; HQ 7691
    DDC Categories: 820; 800
    Edition: 1st, New ed.
    Subjects: Rezeption; Umarbeitung; Kolonialismus <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924): Heart of darkness; Achebe, Chinua (1930-2013): Things fall apart; Naipaul, V. S. (1932-2018): A bend in the river
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (246 Seiten)
  2. The Problematics of Writing Back to the Imperial Centre
    Joseph Conrad, Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul in Conversation
    Author: Baazizi, Nabil
    Published: 2021; ©2021
    Publisher:  Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated, New York

    In the wake of decolonization, colonialist narratives have systematically been rewritten from indigenous perspectives. This phenomenon is referred to as "the Empire writes back to the centre" - a trend that asserted itself in late twentieth-century... more

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    In the wake of decolonization, colonialist narratives have systematically been rewritten from indigenous perspectives. This phenomenon is referred to as "the Empire writes back to the centre" - a trend that asserted itself in late twentieth-century postcolonial criticism.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781433182389
    Subjects: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness; Achebe, Chinua. Things fall apart; Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018. Bend in the river; Electronic books
    Scope: 1 online resource (248 pages)
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  3. The Problematics of Writing Back to the Imperial Centre
    Joseph Conrad, Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul in Conversation
    Author: Baazizi, Nabil
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, New York

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