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  2. Litteraturstudier: fra 1900 til 2000
  3. Litteraturstudier: postkolonial litteratur

But the Girl

Af: Jessica Zhan Mei Yu Engelsk Paperback

But the Girl

Af: Jessica Zhan Mei Yu Engelsk Paperback
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I used to have this line I saved and brought out for grant applications and writers festivals - that having been Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina and Esther Greenwood all my life, my writing was an opportunity for the reader to have to be me.

Irreverent, witty and wise, But the Girl is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your family behind

Girl was born on the very day her parents and grandmother immigrated from Malaysia to Australia. The story goes that her mother held on tight to her pelvic muscles in an effort to gift her the privilege of an Australian passport. But it''s hard to be the embodiment of all your family''s hopes and dreams, especially in a country that''s hostile to your very existence.

When Girl receives a scholarship to travel to the UK, she is finally free for the first time. In London and then Scotland she is meant to be working on a PhD on Sylvia Plath and writing a postcolonial novel. But Girl can''t stop thinking about her upbringing and the stories of the people who raised her. How can she reconcile their expectations with her reality? Did Sylvia Plath have this problem? What even is a ''postcolonial novel''? And what if the story of becoming yourself is not about carving out a new identity, but learning to understand the people who made you who you are?

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I used to have this line I saved and brought out for grant applications and writers festivals - that having been Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina and Esther Greenwood all my life, my writing was an opportunity for the reader to have to be me.

Irreverent, witty and wise, But the Girl is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your family behind

Girl was born on the very day her parents and grandmother immigrated from Malaysia to Australia. The story goes that her mother held on tight to her pelvic muscles in an effort to gift her the privilege of an Australian passport. But it''s hard to be the embodiment of all your family''s hopes and dreams, especially in a country that''s hostile to your very existence.

When Girl receives a scholarship to travel to the UK, she is finally free for the first time. In London and then Scotland she is meant to be working on a PhD on Sylvia Plath and writing a postcolonial novel. But Girl can''t stop thinking about her upbringing and the stories of the people who raised her. How can she reconcile their expectations with her reality? Did Sylvia Plath have this problem? What even is a ''postcolonial novel''? And what if the story of becoming yourself is not about carving out a new identity, but learning to understand the people who made you who you are?

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9781529922837
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1529922836
Kategori: Litteraturstudier: postkolonial litteratur
Udg. Dato: 13 jun 2024
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 128mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 13 jun 2024
Forfatter(e): Jessica Zhan Mei Yu
Forfatter(e) Jessica Zhan Mei Yu

Kategori Litteraturstudier: postkolonial litteratur

ISBN-13 9781529922837

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 224

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 128mm

Højde 198mm

Udg. Dato 13 jun 2024

Oplagsdato 13 jun 2024

Forlag Vintage Publishing

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