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This book discusses the psychological topography of Korean, Nigerian, and Indian people by exploring the counter-colonial discourse through the study of works by three writers-Yom Sang-Sop, Chinua Achebe and Salman Rushdie-counter-colonial discourse in the works of these three writers strikes back at powerful colonial discourses, Soonsik Kim successfully brings out the Third World "voice" against the colonial legacy of the West and gives readers a taste of being "the Other." This book marks a significant transition in the critical attention of Third World discourse from mere projection to subjective viewpoint.
Colonial and Postcolonial Discourse in the Novels of Yom Sang-SOP, Chinua Achebe and Salman Rushdie FROM THE PUBLISHER
This book discusses the psychological topography of Korean, Nigerian, and Indian people by exploring the counter-colonial discourse through the study of works by three writers - Yom Sang-Sop, Chinua Achebe and Salman Rushdie - who "strike back" at powerful colonial discourses. Soonsik Kim successfully brings out the Third World "voice" against the colonial legacy of the West and gives readers a taste of being "the Other." This book marks a significant transition in the critical attention of Third World discourse from mere projection to subjective viewpoint.
SYNOPSIS
In the works of three authors whose cultural experiences include colonialism and imperialism, Kim (English, Myongji U.) reveals some startling similarities, despite their coming from the different experiences of India/Pakistan, Korea, and Nigeria. Colonial discourse, and post-colonial discourse, seen from the point of view of the "other," marks these authors' aesthetics as well as their social commentary. Yom Sang-sop's novel Three Generations contains dual worlds haunted by what Kim calls "synthetic visions"; Chinua Achebe achieves a uniquely African voice in the English language; Rushdie explores both history and its violence in his apocalyptic visions. Kim concludes that post-colonial voices are treated much as they were before independence, and are now seeking their own voices after decades, even centuries, of existing in the abstract and projections of the colonizers' minds. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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