War and Absurdity Viewing the Manifestations of Trauma in Uwem Akpans "Luxurious Hearses"
نام عام مواد
[Article]
نام نخستين پديدآور
H. Oby Okolocha
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Leiden
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Brill
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
This essay examines the circumstances of Jubril, Chief Ukongo, and Colonel Usenetok, three casualties of shari'ah war fleeing to safety in Uwem Akpan's novella "Luxurious Hearses." Particularly identified is the loss of personhood that afflicts these individuals as a result of war - a loss of self that manifests itself in absurdity. The focus is not on the war but on the absurd manifestations of trauma in the personalities of these characters. Akpan paints poignant and convincing pictures of the horrors of war, the physical and mental dislocation of individuals in a martial situation. This essay also seeks to analyse the meaning of life for the individual in a situation of war and to demonstrate that, for those caught up in the throes of war or conflict, life has one basic meaning - physical survival. All other associated meanings of life such as ambition, hope, aspiration, and desire are non-existent for the characters portrayed in Akpan's narrative.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2012
توصيف ظاهري
159-172
عنوان
Matatu
شماره جلد
40/1
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1875-7421
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اصطلاح موضوعی
African Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Comparative Studies & World Literature
اصطلاح موضوعی
Criticism & Theory
اصطلاح موضوعی
Cultural History
اصطلاح موضوعی
Literature & Culture
اصطلاح موضوعی
Literature and Cultural Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Postcolonial Literature & Culture
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