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Mother Imagery in the Novels of Afro-Caribbean Women

Paperback • 2001 • Norwegian Bokmål

Mother Imagery in the Novels of Afro-Caribbean Women

By Simone A. James Alexander

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About the book

Focusing on specific texts by Jamaica Kincaid, Maryse Conde, and Paule Marshall, this fascinating study explores the intricate trichotomous relationship between the mother (biological or surrogate), the motherlands Africa and the Caribbean, and the mothercountry represented by England, France, and/or North America. The mother-daughter relationships in the works discussed address the complex, conflicting notions of motherhood that exist within this trichotomy. Although mothering is usually social...Show more

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ISBN

9780826213099

Publisher

Columbia, MO, USA : University of Missouri Press

Published year

2001

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Mother Imagery in the Novels of Afro-Caribbean Women

Format

Paperback

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