Memory Across Borders: Nabokov, Perec, Chamoiseau Contributor(s): Cooper, Sara-Louise (Author) |
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ISBN: 1781883513 ISBN-13: 9781781883518 Publisher: Legenda OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
Dewey: 809.914 |
LCCN: 2017478067 |
Series: Transcript |
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.63 lbs) 174 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Historical memory emerges through dialogue between one generation and the next. But what happens to this dialogue if the children speak a different language to their parents? Literary autobiography offers a space to explore the potential forms of memory in the aftermath of inter-generational linguistic change triggered by violent histories, such as the Holocaust, the Second World War, or imperialism. Through an exploration of the autobiographies of the Russian-American writer, Vladimir Nabokov, the French novelist and poet, Georges Perec, and the Caribbean author, Patrick Chamoiseau, Cooper offers a reflection on the role of migration and linguistic change in shaping twentieth and twenty-first century approaches to memory. Sara-Louise Cooper is a Stipendiary Lecturer in French at Oriel College, Oxford. |