The Perils of Expatriation and a ‘Heartless Paradise’: Romesh Gunesekera’s The Sandglass
The Sandglass marks an extension to and a continuation of Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef. The author provides a complex study of the perils of expatriation through the suggestion that assimilation, even marrying into British stock, is the way forward for immigrants. The ‘Fallen Paradise’ offers nothing bu...
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| フォーマット: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| 言語: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| オンライン･アクセス: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 要約: | The Sandglass marks an extension to and a continuation of Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef. The author provides a complex study of the perils of expatriation through the suggestion that assimilation, even marrying into British stock, is the way forward for immigrants. The ‘Fallen Paradise’ offers nothing but corruption, violence, and chaos. Gunesekera’s ambivalence towards Sri Lanka disallows, rather than enables, the creation of sophisticated fiction. |
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