(Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life

(Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life

David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life has been praised for its anti-colonial and ethical treatment of alterity. However, this paper argues that Ovid appropriates the Child’s mysticism as a tool to soothe his pain of unbelonging. In this sense, the novel brings to mind the current debates about the Austra...

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Autor principal: Royo Grasa, Maria Pilar
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Publicado em: Commonwealth Essays and Studies 2021
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description David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life has been praised for its anti-colonial and ethical treatment of alterity. However, this paper argues that Ovid appropriates the Child’s mysticism as a tool to soothe his pain of unbelonging. In this sense, the novel brings to mind the current debates about the Australian project of reconciliation and the white settlers’ opportunist engagement with Aboriginal mysticism and spirituality.
author Royo Grasa, Maria Pilar
spellingShingle Royo Grasa, Maria Pilar
(Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life
author_facet Royo Grasa, Maria Pilar
author_sort Royo Grasa, Maria Pilar
title (Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life
title_short (Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life
title_full (Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life
title_fullStr (Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life
title_full_unstemmed (Un-)Settling Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life
title_sort (un-)settling reconciliation in david malouf’s an imaginary life
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