Satire and the Postcolonial Novel Synopsis : Satire plays a prominent and often controversial role in postcolonial fictions. This study employs the insights of postcolonial comparative theories to revisit Western formulations of satire and the satiric. Through the varying lenses provided by satire's relation to irony, allegory, narrative and the grotesque, this book offers readings of important novels by V.S. Naipaul (Trinidad), Chinua Achebe (Nigeria) and Salman Rushdie (India). It presents a detailed study of the complex and multidirectional ways satire has engaged with the history and messy aftermath of empire.
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- Title : Satire and the Postcolonial Novel
- Author : "John Clement Ball"
- Publisher : Psychology Press
- Published : 2003
- Book Pages : 213 Pages
- ISBN 10 : 0415965934
- ISBN 13 : 9780415965934
- Maturity : NOT_MATURE
- PDF Version : Available
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