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Su, John J

Ethics and nostalgia in the contemporary novel / John J. Su - vii, 226 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-223) and index

-- Introduction: nostalgia, ethics, and contemporary Anglophone literature -- Narratives of return: locating ethics in the age of globalization -- Nostalgia and narrative ethics in Caribbean literature -- 'Loss was in the order of things': recalling loss, reclaiming place in Native American fiction -- Refiguring national character: the remains of the British estate novel -- Appeasing an embittered history: trauma and nationhood in the writings of Achebe and Soyinka; Conclusion: nostalgia and its futures

ISBN: 0521854407 9780521854405

Standard No.: 9780521854405

LCCN: 2006295273

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English fiction--History and criticism--20th century
Nostalgia in literature
Ethics in literature

LC Class. No.: PR881 / .S78 2005