[en] Family relationships are central to the way Caribbean writers define their identities. This is particularly the case of Caryl Phillips. Most of his fiction presents the family as a site of disruption, but also includes examples of surrogate parenthood, which reflect the complexity of the writer's identity conundrum. The discussion focuses on Phillips's 2003 novel A Distant Shore.
Research center :
CEREP - Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Études Postcoloniales - ULiège
Disciplines :
Literature
Author, co-author :
Ledent, Bénédicte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des langues et littératures modernes > Langue et linguistique anglaises modernes
Language :
English
Title :
Family and Identity in Caryl Phillips's Fiction, in Particular A Distant Shore
