Ancestral Voices, Healing Narratives Female Ghosts in Contemporary US and Caribbean Fiction |
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| Author:
| Gibby, Kristina S. |
| Series title: | Reading Trauma and Memory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-6669-0965-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2023 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
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Book Description:
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This book examines four contemporary novels from the US and the Caribbean in which female ghosts recover memory and fill the gaps of official history. The author contends that these female ghosts resist and subvert official narratives, inspiring female creativity as an alternative to monological historical discourse.
This book examines four contemporary novels from the US and the Caribbean in which female ghosts recover memory and fill the gaps of official history. The author contends that these female ghosts resist and subvert official narratives, inspiring female creativity as an alternative to monological historical discourse.