{"product_id":"the-writer-in-transition-evelyn-j-hawthorne-9780820408163","title":"The Writer in Transition: Roger Mais and the Decolonizing of Caribbean Culture","description":"Roger Mais, a writer at the forefront of the emerging nationalist movement of the 1930s, is considered by many the father of modern Caribbean writing. Seeing the clear need for national self-definition, he created a body of writing which, rejecting the European hegemonic literary tradition, was guided by his commitment to discovering his own people and culture, and a voice and language that would be authentic. Even so, Mais's works are misrepresented as demonstrating a monolithic, uncomplicated nationalism. Carefully examined, they reveal tensions between the writer and his role in culture. Mais's works give insight into the process as a society moves from a colonial to a national identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyn J. Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820408166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820408163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Evelyn J. Hawthorne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49082574340351,"sku":"9780820408163","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-writer-in-transition-evelyn-j-hawthorne-9780820408163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}