Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:54:45 -0500
Subject: Ship narratives


Amitav Ghosh's first novel, "The Circle of Reason" has a ship journey across the
Arabian Sea as its central structure, a journey which is revisited again in his
"In An Antique Land."

Thomas Palakeel

Maureen Perkins wrote:

> >In a message dated 8/28/00 2:02:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >emd23-AT-cornell.edu writes:
> >
> ><< Hi Everyone
> > I am putting together a syllabus which looks at trans-oceanic journeys
> > written by poco writers where a good portion of the narrative takes place on
> > a ship. I have a list of the obvious suspects--Lamming, Hearne, Walcott,
> > Danticat etc. I am trying to find other works (any genre, including
> > history/theory) beyond Afro-Caribbean. Any suggestions? Thanks, Liz >>
>
> Umberto Eco's 'The Island of the Day Before' might be a good addition.
> Maureen Perkins
> Curtin University
>
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