Photography in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road
An emblem of modernity, but rich with magical properties, photography is used as a central strategic device in Ben Okri’s magical realist representation of a traditional society caught in the throes of an increasingly rapid process of social and economic transformation. This article describes how th...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | An emblem of modernity, but rich with magical properties, photography is used as a central strategic device in Ben Okri’s magical realist representation of a traditional society caught in the throes of an increasingly rapid process of social and economic transformation. This article describes how the device functions within the economy of Okri’s narrative and examines the tensions, both political and aesthetic, arising from this attempt to juxtapose mutually exclusive visions of reality. |
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