A study of distinct forms of mass violence, the narratives each kind demands, and the collective identities constructed from and upon these, this book focuses around readings of popular and influential novels such as Toni Morrison's Beloved, Amy...
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A study of distinct forms of mass violence, the narratives each kind demands, and the collective identities constructed from and upon these, this book focuses around readings of popular and influential novels such as Toni Morrison's Beloved, Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club and Isabel Allende's The House of Spirits
Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-168) and index
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Non-realism: the Once and Future Reality or Twice Abused Bodies and the Question of Agency; 1 The Mystery of Violence; 2 'To witness … these wrongs unspeakable': the Metaphorical, the Material and the Violenced Body; 3 Remembering and Dismembering: Toni Morrison's Beloved and Sula; 4 Immigration and Identity: Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior and Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club; 5 'An invisible country, a true Chile': the Body of Evidence in Isabel Allende's House of Spirits; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
