Ethics and Nostalgia in the Contemporary Novel (Paperback)

Introduction: nostalgia, ethics, and contemporary Anglophone literature; 1. Narratives of return: locating ethics in the age of globalisation; 2. Nostalgia and narrative ethics in Caribbean literature; 3. 'Loss was in the order of things': recalling loss, reclaiming place in Native American fiction; 4. Refiguring national character: the remains of the British estate novel; 5. Appeasing an embittered history: trauma and nationhood in the writings of Achebe and Soyinka; Conclusion: nostalgia and its futures.