The infinite longing for home : desire and the nation in selected writings of Ben Okri and K.S. Maniam

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The infinite longing for home : desire and the nation in selected writings of Ben Okri and K.S. Maniam

This is a groundbreaking study of Ben Okri's and K.S. Maniam's literary problematization of home' in relation to subjectivity and the nation within and beyond the context of Nigeria and Malaysia. Drawing on Lacan, Zizek, Laclau and Mouffe, and weaving through history, politics, philos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lim, David C. L.
Format:	Book
Published:	Editions Rodopi 2005
Subjects:	PR English literature
Online Access:	https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1018/

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