Espousing the Strange and the Familiar: Vikram Seth’s Two Lives
When Vikram Seth undertakes to write the biography of his German-trained dentist uncle and his Berlin-born Jewish aunt who both look upon him as their son during his exile in London, he is far from imagining the complexities that this personal journey into the coexistence of the foreign and the fami...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2022
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | When Vikram Seth undertakes to write the biography of his German-trained dentist uncle and his Berlin-born Jewish aunt who both look upon him as their son during his exile in London, he is far from imagining the complexities that this personal journey into the coexistence of the foreign and the familiar in his family will unravel. The confrontation between the Same and the Other on the world scene in the form of imperialism, nazism, holocaust and the unresolved conflict between Israel and Palestine constitutes the background to his book. His masterfully told tale of two survivors of a violent century holds lessons of peace for the more dangerous century in which we live. |
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