Naipaul's strangers
By: Dagmar Barnouw.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Naipaul, V. S. 1932- -- Criticism and interpretation; Naipaul, V. S. 1932- -- Travel; Trinidadians -- Foreign countries -- History -- 20th century; Travelers' writings -- History and criticism; Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature; Intercultural communication in literature; Strangers in literature; Islam in literature; Islamic countries -- In literature; Pakistan -- In literature; Iran -- In literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-171) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : cultural plurality and cultural value; title: Understanding strangers; title: Postcoloniality and historicity; title: Stories of other lives : novels; title: Stories of other lives : documentaries ; among the believers : an Islamic journey; title: Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Iran; title: Stories of other lives : documentaries ; beyond belief : Islamic excursions among the converted peoples : Pakistan; title: Uncertain histories : finding the center and the enigma of arrival; title: Uncertain histories : a way in the world.