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ERIC Number: EJ418374
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2919
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Memory, Childhood and Exile: Self-Representation in Post-Colonial Writing.
Sharrad, Paul
World Englishes, v9 n2 p137-53 Sum 1990
Using the works of writers like Thomas Wolfe, Christopher Koch, Raja Rao, and Albert Wendt, it is demonstrated that memory is a central element in postcolonial narratives and is associated with two important domains of cognition--recall of childhood and awareness of exile. (57 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Colonialism, English, Foreign Countries, Literary Criticism, Literature, Memory, Metacognition, Novels, Personal Narratives, Self Concept, Social Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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