Colonial and postcolonial discourse in the novels of Yŏm Sang-sŏp, Chinua Achebe, and Salman Rushdie
By: Soonsik Kim.
Series: Comparative cultures and literatures ;; vol. 9
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Yŏm, Sang-sŏp, 1897-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation; Achebe, Chinua -- Criticism and interpretation; Rushdie, Salman -- Criticism and interpretation; Literature, Comparative; Imperialism in literature; Colonies in literature; Decolonization in literature; Postcolonialism in literature
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index.