Silence and Invisibility A Study of the Literatures of the Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand |
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Author:
| Simms, Norman |
ISBN: | 978-0-89410-362-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1986 |
Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers
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Imprint: | Three Continents |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $16.00USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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This work explores the methodological and theoretical problems faced by creative writers in the Pacific, discussing the native author's dilemma in expressing ideas generally unfamiliar to Westerners, and the problems that foreign critics and readers have when evaluating works by Pacific authors.
This work explores the methodological and theoretical problems faced by creative writers in the Pacific, discussing the native author's dilemma in expressing ideas generally unfamiliar to Westerners, and the problems that foreign critics and readers have when evaluating works by Pacific authors.