Memory Across Borders - Nabokov, Perec, Chamoiseau

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.

Summary

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? This book offers a reflection on the role of migration and linguistic change in shaping twentieth and twenty-first century approaches to memory.

Product details

• Authors: Sara-Louise Cooper, Cooper Sara-Louise, Sara-Louise Sara-Louise Cooper
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.07.2016
• EAN: 9781910887080
• ISBN: 978-1-910887-08-0
• No. of pages: 171
• Series: Transcript
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general, Memory; Nabokov; Perec; Chamoiseau