| Title: | History, autobiography & the post-colonial in V. S. Naipaulʹs Half a life |
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| Authors: | ID Arnuš, Ramona (Author)
ID Gadpaille, Michelle (Mentor) More about this mentor...  |
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| Files: |  UNI_Arnus_Ramona_2009.pdf (224,20 KB)
MD5: 531DFBB5C5CBBD332184F301172F15E1
PID: 20.500.12556/dkum/5ab606aa-316b-45cc-9c51-4b71853b9376
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Undergraduate thesis |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | The diploma paper deals with autobiography, history and post-colonial in Naipaulʹs novel Half a life which gives us the insight in the life of a small individual that is put in the middle of great historical events. The protagonist is the prototype of the whole nation being exiled from its culture, language and identity, which was a consequence of colonialism. The novel indicates that the problems of colonialism did not end with independence but are still present in the society. By exploring these problems, Naipaulʹs novel exhibits features of post-colonial writing. When traveling with the protagonist from India to London and Africa, the reader learns the difference in colonial practices that were due to the colonizer and the particularity of the colonized country. Half a Life is an example of a fictional work that incorporates important historical, autobiographical, political and social issues of the countries and the time it describes and is thus important in the contexts of history and post-colonial theory. |
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| Keywords: | avtobiografija, zgodovina, post kolonializem, izgnanstvo, posameznik |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | [R. Arnuš] |
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| Year of publishing: | 2009 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-11224 |
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| UDC: | 82(043.2) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 17173512 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:KORPIDMV |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 19.10.2009 |
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| Categories: | FF
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