Stories of women

Gender and narrative in the postcolonial nation

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Stories of women by Elleke Boehmer, Manchester University Press
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Author: Elleke Boehmer ISBN: 9781847796066
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: July 19, 2013
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author: Elleke Boehmer
ISBN: 9781847796066
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: July 19, 2013
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

Why is the nation in a postcolonial world so often seen as a motherland? Stories of women is a pathbreaking study of the perenially fascinating relationship between foundational fictions of the nation and gendered images. The book focuses critically on postcolonial spaces ranging from West Africa to India.

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Why is the nation in a postcolonial world so often seen as a motherland? Stories of women is a pathbreaking study of the perenially fascinating relationship between foundational fictions of the nation and gendered images. The book focuses critically on postcolonial spaces ranging from West Africa to India.

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