Abdulrazak Gurnah’s fictions of the Swahili coast: littoral locations and amphibian aesthetics.
Michael Pearson has remarked that a “history of the ocean needs to be amphibious, moving easily between land and sea.” This article takes up his challenge within the field of literary studies, while drawing also on his notion of “littoral society,” as it engages what it describes as anamphibian aest...
| Publicado en: | Social Dynamics: A Journal of African Studies Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 499 - 516 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2012
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