IN SEARCH OF A HOUSE
IN SEARCH OF A HOUSE
Author(s): Patricia-Dorli DumescuSubject(s): Anthropology, Language and Literature Studies, Culture and social structure , Philology
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: colonialism; postcolonialism; inner vs. outer quest; the order of new things;
Summary/Abstract: A House for Mr Biswas is V.S. Naipaul’s finest metaphor of ,,unhousing”: the main character is, like many of today’s immigrants, in a continuous search for a place he may warmly call home. Nevertheless, the world he inhabits proves to be hostile for the formerly colonial subject. The present paper will thus analyse the possibilities a postcolonial has in a society which is not yet ready to accommodate misguided identities or innerly torn individuals.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 16
- Page Range: 306-311
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English