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Part of the book: Shaping and Reshaping the Caribbean

Martin Munro

MHRA Texts and Dissertations 52

Maney Publishing for the Modern Humanities Research Association

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Abstract.  Having established the circuit triangulaire shape of Césaire's references, I will now apply the same model to Depestre's work. How does the triangular shape fit; how does he represent Africa, Europe and the Caribbean? How does his concept of space and place determine his sense of self, and what shape emerges? How does his Haitianity affect this? Importantly, how do Depestre's many exiles reshape the Caribbean self and reformulate the definition of Caribbean writing? Can the idea of the oneness of 'Caribbean literature' survive this close analysis?

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