Michelle Cliff's Novels
Subtitle: Piecing the Tapestry of Memory and History (Caribbean Studies (Peter Lang Publishing), Vol. 1.)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: February 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780820442556
Subjects: Historical - General; American Historical Fiction; Special Subjects In Literature; Fiction; 20th century; Caribbean Area; Cliff, Michelle; Criticism and interpretation; Historical fiction, American; History; History and criticism; Literature and history; Women and literature; Literature: Classics
Description: "At the center of Jamaican-born Michelle, Cliff's novels is the exploration of the interplay between memory and history. Noraida Agosto examines Cliff's representation of memory as the part of history that has been suppressed because of its revolutionary potential. Memories of slave rebellions, for instance, were erased through omission from official historical accounts to discourage resistance among slaves.

Cliff's novels are an attempt to recover these erased memories, which could generate resistance to modern oppressions. This recovery of devalued memories also entails a validation of non-elite beliefs, languages, and art forms in order to debunk dominant practices."--BOOK JACKET.