To be known it has to be told : the literary fiction of Bernard Atxaga

This thesis discusses the potential of literary fiction as a means of understauding the construction of national identity and the telling of history. Employing theories of postcolonialism and postmodernism~ it studies the work of the Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga and discusses the function of his wo...

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Main Author: Jones, Helen Eirlys
Published: Aberystwyth University 2006
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899
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-6998002019-02-20T03:18:06ZTo be known it has to be told : the literary fiction of Bernard AtxagaJones, Helen Eirlys2006This thesis discusses the potential of literary fiction as a means of understauding the construction of national identity and the telling of history. Employing theories of postcolonialism and postmodernism~ it studies the work of the Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga and discusses the function of his work in terms of themes, content and representation of the Basque Country. The thesis discusses the construction of Basque national identity, the history of ETA, political conflict in contemporary Spain and the future for the Basque Country, all in the context of the literary fiction of Bernardo Atxaga. In addition, Atxaga's work is compared with other contemporary authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie. The thesis contains original material of an interview with Bernardo Atxaga and a comprehensive bibliography of the disciplines of Spanish and Basque Cultural Studies.899Aberystwyth Universityhttps://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.699800Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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To be known it has to be told : the literary fiction of Bernard Atxaga
description This thesis discusses the potential of literary fiction as a means of understauding the construction of national identity and the telling of history. Employing theories of postcolonialism and postmodernism~ it studies the work of the Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga and discusses the function of his work in terms of themes, content and representation of the Basque Country. The thesis discusses the construction of Basque national identity, the history of ETA, political conflict in contemporary Spain and the future for the Basque Country, all in the context of the literary fiction of Bernardo Atxaga. In addition, Atxaga's work is compared with other contemporary authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie. The thesis contains original material of an interview with Bernardo Atxaga and a comprehensive bibliography of the disciplines of Spanish and Basque Cultural Studies.
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