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  1. Enduring negativity
    representations of albinism in the novels of Didier Destremau, Patrick Grainville and Williams Sassine
    Autor*in: Baker, Charlotte
    Erschienen: c2011
    Verlag:  Peter Lang, Oxford

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    Sprache: Englisch
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    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783034301794; 9783035301106
    Schriftenreihe: Modern French identities ; v. 96
    Schlagworte: French fiction; Albinos and albinism in literature; Albinismus <Motiv>; Roman; Französisch
    Weitere Schlagworte: Destremau, Didier (1937-); Grainville, Patrick (1947-); Sassine, Williams (1944-); Destremau, Didier (1937-); Grainville, Patrick (1947-); Sassine, Williams (1944-1997)
    Umfang: viii, 226 p
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-215) and index
  2. Enduring Negativity
    Representations of Albinism in the Novels of Didier Destremau, Patrick Grainville and Williams Sassine
    Autor*in: Baker, Charlotte
    Erschienen: 2011
    Verlag:  Lang, Peter, AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Oxford

    This study focuses on fictional representations of albinism in the work of the French writers Didier Destremau and Patrick Grainville, and the Francophone Guinean writer Williams Sassine. The focus on selected novels allows for an in-depth study of... mehr

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    This study focuses on fictional representations of albinism in the work of the French writers Didier Destremau and Patrick Grainville, and the Francophone Guinean writer Williams Sassine. The focus on selected novels allows for an in-depth study of each narrative and sheds new critical light on these under-studied writers, permitting a comparative discussion of the novels in relation to other writing about albinism. A series of common themes can be found in these novels, which, although present in different combinations and intensities, echo the preoccupations of all fictional writing about al

     
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    Sprache: Englisch
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    ISBN: 9783034301794
    Schriftenreihe: Modern French identities ; 96
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (236 p)
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    Contents - v; Acknowledgements -vii; Introduction -1; Chapter 1 - The Albino Body - 23; Chromatic Ambivalence -25; A Deficient Body -36; Disability -41; The Transforming Body -47; Freakery -50; Chapter 2 - Myth and Stereotype -57; The Stereotypes of Albinism -58; Alternative Explanations -65; The Stigma of Albinism -70; Myths Surrounding Albinism -72; Sacrifice -77; Chapter 3 - Inclusion and Exclusion -87; Forms of Exclusion -88; Social Exile -93; The 'Passing' Albino -95; A Mark of Belonging -98; The Cost of Inclusion -103; Chapter 4 - Inhabiting the Margins -113

    Borders, Boundaries and Divisions -114The Threat of the Ambiguous -116; Geographical Margins -122; Multiple Centres, Multiple Margins -133; Chapter 5 - Power and Identity -141; Violence and Power -142; Networks of Resistance -149; The Albino Body as a Space of Resistance -164; 'Être albinos' -174; Conclusion -181; Appendix: Fictional Works Featuring Albino Characters -193; Bibliography -197; Index -217;