Publication

2018-11-14 - University of Virginia Press

Language

English

Word Count

68,000 words, Guess

Page Count

272 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100813941865
  • ISBN-139780813941868
  • Library of Congress Control Number2018041479
  • OCLC Control Number1035291336
  • Better World Books9780813941868
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCPS3554.A5815Z57 2018
  • LCCPS3554.A5815 Z57 2018

Description

"This work analyzes Danticat's exploration of the dialogic relationship between nation and diaspora. Clitandre argues that Danticat--moving between novels, short stories, and essays--articulates a diasporic consciousness that acts as a form of social, political, and cultural transformation at the local and global level. Using the echo trope to approach Danticat's narratives and subjects, Clitandre navigates between the reality of diaspora and imaginative opportunities that diasporas produce. Ultimately, Clitandre calls for a reconstitution of nation through a diasporic imaginary that informs the way people who have experienced displacement view the world and imagine a more diverse, interconnected, and just future"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Edwidge Danticat: The Haitian Diasporic ImaginaryHardcoverUniversity of Virginia Press2018-11-14

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