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Blackwater Press A People Without Shame
Somota is society divided by change, and by memories. When A. arrives in the protectorate shortly after the first world war, he is unsure of what to expect. Employed by the government as a linguistic anthropologist, he is tasked with documenting the benefits of the new order and reporting them to the Reverend G. But what are these benefits? In his travels throughout the region, A. finds only the physical and emotional scars of conquest, and of routine colonial administration. Yet, even as the indigenous culture is being reduced to mere fragments, he also learns of a sublime literature responding to those historical traumas. One storyteller in particular, Kehinta, begins to reveal to A. just how much has been lost. A profoundly beautiful novel commenting on the horrors of colonial oppression, trauma, love, and the power of story.
£14.38
Frontpage Publications Tagore's Best Short Stories
In commemoration of Rabindranath Tagore's [1861-1941] 150 years anniversary, this new collection of English translation of his selected short stories opens up the possibility of an English reading global audience discovering relevance in Tagore's creations more than a century after they were penned in India.
£14.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Personal Identity and Literature
In Personal Identity and Literature, Hogan examines what makes an individual a particular, unique self. He draws on cognitive and affective science as well as literary works - from Walt Whitman and Frederick Douglass to Dorothy Richardson, Alice Munro, and J. M. Coetzee. His scholarly analyses are also intertwined with more personal reflections, on for example his mother’s memory loss. The result is a work that examines a complex topic by drawing on a unique range of resources, from empirical psychology and philosophy to novels, films, and biographical experiences. The book provides a clear, systematic account of personal identity that is theoretically strong, but also unique and engaging.
£25.19
State University of New York Press Literary India: Comparative Studies in Aesthetics, Colonialism, and Culture
£72.27
Frontpage Publications The Picture of My Early Life
£14.99