Untouchable bodies: Arundhati Roy’s corporeal transgressions Untouchable bodies: Arundhati Roy’s corporeal transgressions
The article discusses the novel The God of Small Things (1997), by the Indian writer Arundhati Roy, showing how the author transgresses several social and historical rules in terms of both gender and race issues in the context of the postcolonial and caste based society in which it takes pl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Ilha do Desterro |
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| Online Access: | http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/7621 |
| Summary: | The article discusses the novel The God of Small Things (1997), by the Indian writer Arundhati Roy, showing how the author transgresses several social and historical rules in terms of both gender and race issues in the context of the postcolonial and caste based society in which it takes place. O artigo discute o romance The God of Small Things (1997), da escritora indiana Arundhati Roy, mostrando como a autora transgride várias regras sociais e históricas em termos de questões de gênero e raça no contexto de uma sociedade pós-colonial e baseada em castas, na qual a estória acontece. |
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| ISSN: | 0101-4846 2175-8026 |