Hearing what is not said; seeing what is not written.

This essay explores the silences and absences in Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country and J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace. In both novels, parts of the plots are purposely left out and characters are silenced or keep silent. Unlike aural silence, literary absences and silences can only be concei...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Han, Peiyi.
Other Authors: Bede Tregear Scott
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45182