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The Writer in Transition: Roger Mais and the Decolonizing of Caribbean Culture

The Writer in Transition: Roger Mais and the Decolonizing of Caribbean Culture

Hawthorne, Evelyn J.

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Series: American University Studies, Book 20

Literary Criticism

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ISBN10: 0820408166
ISBN13: 9780820408163
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: Feb 1 1989
Pages: 191
Language: English
Roger Mais, a writer at the forefront of the emerging nationalist movement of the 1930s, is considered by many the father of modern Caribbean writing. Seeing the clear need for national self-definition, he created a body of writing which, rejecting the European hegemonic literary tradition, was guided by his commitment to discovering his own people and culture, and a voice and language that would be authentic. Even so, Mais's works are misrepresented as demonstrating a monolithic, uncomplicated nationalism. Carefully examined, they reveal tensions between the writer and his role in culture. Mais's works give insight into the process as a society moves from a colonial to a national identity.

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