Book contents
- V. S. Naipaul and World Literature
- Cambridge Studies in World Literature
- V. S. Naipaul and World Literature
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 V. S. Naipaul Aesthetic Ideology and World Literature
- Chapter 2 “The English Language Was Mine; The Tradition Was Not”
- Chapter 3 The Indenture Social Imaginary
- Chapter 4 Empires, Slaves, Rebels, and Revolutions
- Chapter 5 In the Shadow of the Master
- Chapter 6 The Travel Book and Wounded Civilizations
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Works Cited and Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
Works Cited and Select Bibliography
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Book contents
- V. S. Naipaul and World Literature
- Cambridge Studies in World Literature
- V. S. Naipaul and World Literature
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 V. S. Naipaul Aesthetic Ideology and World Literature
- Chapter 2 “The English Language Was Mine; The Tradition Was Not”
- Chapter 3 The Indenture Social Imaginary
- Chapter 4 Empires, Slaves, Rebels, and Revolutions
- Chapter 5 In the Shadow of the Master
- Chapter 6 The Travel Book and Wounded Civilizations
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Works Cited and Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
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