The Long Space: Transnationalism and Postcolonial Form (Cultural Memory in the Present)

319 Pages·2009·1.69 MB·English

by  Peter Hitchcock

the long space

Cultural Memory
in
the
Present
Mieke Bal and Hent de Vries, Editors

The long space
Transnationalism and Postcolonial Form
peter hitchcock
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hitchcock, Peter.
The long space : transnationalism and postcolonial form / Peter Hitchcock.
p. cm.—(Cultural memory in the present)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8047-6236-6 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-8047-6237-3
(pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Postcolonialism in literature. 2. Transnationalism in literature. 3. Space and time
in literature. 4. Harris, Wilson—Criticism and interpretation. 5. Farah, Nuruddin,
1945—Criticism and interpretation. 6. Toer, Pramoedya Ananta, 1925-2006—
Criticism and interpretation. 7. Djebar, Assia, 1936—Criticism and interpretation.
8. Literature, Modern—History and criticism. I. Title. II. Series: Cultural memory
in the present.
PN56.C63H58 2010
809'.933581—dc22 2009032018
Typeset by Classic Typography in 11/13.5 Adobe Garamond
TO THE MEMORY OF MY BROTHER,
DAVID
“Vex not his ghost”

Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Titles of Works xiii
1. The Long Space 1
2. The Language of Form 44
3. The Exotopy of Place 90
4. Meanwhile, on Buru 140
5. This Quartet Which Is Not One 207
Notes 257
Index 291