Memory Across Borders: Nabokov, Perec, Chamoiseau (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781910887080)

Historical memory emerges through dialogue between one generation and the next. But what happens to this dialogue if the children speak a different language to their parents? Literary autobiography offers a space to explore the potential forms of memory in the aftermath of inter-generational linguistic change triggered by violent histories, such as the Holocaust, the Second World War, or imperialism. Through an exploration of the autobiographies of the Russian-American writer, Vladimir Nabokov, the French novelist and poet, Georges Perec, and Caribbean author, Patrick Chamoiseau, Cooper offers a reflection on the role of migration and linguistic change in shaping twentieth and twenty-first century approaches to memory.

Author: Sara-Louise Cooper
ISBN-10: 1910887080
ISBN-13: 9781910887080
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2016
Pages: 174
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.44d