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Zusatztext 'Trousdale writes with wit! is alert to illuminating details! and sustains and develops her argument effectively - making this a valuable addition to collections supporting study of contemporary fiction and world literature. [...] Highly recommended.' - Choice Informationen zum Autor RACHEL TROUSDALE is Associate Professor of English at Agnes Scott College, USA. Klappentext Using Vladimir Nabokov and Salman Rushdie's work, this study argues that transnational fiction refuses the simple oppositions of postcolonial theory and suggests the possibility of an inclusive global literature. Zusammenfassung Using Vladimir Nabokov and Salman Rushdie's work! this study argues that transnational fiction refuses the simple oppositions of postcolonial theory and suggests the possibility of an inclusive global literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Hybridity and Transnational Fiction Alternate Worlds Vladimir Nabokov's Invented Americas Realism, Relativity, and Frames of Reference in Ada and Pale Fire Cosmopolitanism and the Shiv Sena in Midnight's Children and The Moor's Last Sigh Authority, Self, and Community in The Satanic Verses What Actually Happens: Degrees of Reality in The Ground Beneath Her Feet Conclusion: Incest, Monsters, and the 'International Fraternity'
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Introduction: Hybridity and Transnational Fiction Alternate Worlds Vladimir Nabokov's Invented Americas Realism, Relativity, and Frames of Reference in Ada and Pale Fire Cosmopolitanism and the Shiv Sena in Midnight's Children and The Moor's Last Sigh Authority, Self, and Community in The Satanic Verses What Actually Happens: Degrees of Reality in The Ground Beneath Her Feet Conclusion: Incest, Monsters, and the 'International Fraternity'
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'Trousdale writes with wit, is alert to illuminating details, and sustains and develops her argument effectively - making this a valuable addition to collections supporting study of contemporary fiction and world literature. [...] Highly recommended.' - Choice
