The late postcolonial condition

• Verfasst von: Santos, Emanuelle Rodrigues dos [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The late postcolonial condition
• Titelzusatz: twenty-first-century reconfigurations in the literatures of Portuguese-speaking Africa
• Verf.angabe: Emanuelle Rodrigues dos Santos
• Verlagsort: Oxford ; Berlin ; Bruxelles ; Chennai ; LausanneNew York
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• E-Jahr: 2025
• Jahr: [2025]
• Umfang: x, 265 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Reconfiguring identities in the Portuguese-speaking world ; vol. 19
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-78707-450-7
• Schlagwörter: (g)Afrika / (s)Portugiesisch / (s)Literatur / (s)Postkolonialismus
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Santos, Emanuelle Rodrigues dos, 1983-: Late postcolonial condition. - New York : Peter Lang Publishing, 2024 |(DLC)2023056378
• K10plus-PPN: 1876477180

Abstract

"This book provides a unique portrait of the late postcolonial condition in the twenty-first century, shedding new light on complex national and transnational dynamics in the development of postcolonial states in the aftermath of independence. This analysis of fictional narratives from Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and São Thomé and Príncipe establishes a much-needed critical reassessment of the theoretical framework of postcolonial studies used to trace the development of key tropes within these national literary systems, including nation building, the role of violence and economic exploitation in the postcolonial age. Engaging with a selection of works published at the turn of the millennium by authors such as José Eduardo Agualusa, João Paulo Borges Coelho, Evel Rocha, Filomena Embaló and Albertino Bragança, this study considers the impact of relevant aesthetic, cultural, political and economic circumstances to propose the concept of late postcolonial condition to define their contemporary postcolonial experience"--