Alexandre goes south: A novel – and – An essay, 'The modern adventure novel'

78 Pages·2017·0.72 MB·English

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Samima Dindar
Edith Cowan University
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ALEXANDRE GOES SOUTH: A Novel

and –

-
An Essay, ‘The Modern Adventure Novel’

Samima Dindar

This thesis isD porecsteonrt eodf iPn hfuillfoilsmoepnht yof ( tChre eraeqtiuviree mWernittsi nfogr )t he degree of

School of Arts and Humanities
Edith Cowan University

2017
USE OF THESIS

The Use of Thesis statement is not included in this version of the thesis.
COPYRIGHT AND ACCESS DECLARATION

I certify that this thesis does not, to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(i) incorporate without acknowledgement any material previously submitted
for a degree or diploma in any institution of higher education;

(ii) contain any material previously published or written by another person
except where due reference is made in the text; or

(iii) contain any defamatory material.

Signed

Date 28/02/2017_ ...........................................................

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

All my thanks to my principal supervisor, Honorary Associate Professor Jill Durey, for
her constant support, her advices, her patience and—most of all—her warm presence
throughout the years supervising my M.A. and my Ph.D. . . . and beyond, in real life. I am
so grateful to my associate supervisor, Dr Polain, for her input; she always welcomed
me in her office, without appointment, and discussed with me life and literature. Many
thanks to my friends, Janice Stensrude and Pascale Nitti, who were always beside me to
read my work and encourage me.
I thank all the supportive friends, peers, family, and ECU staff who helped me
along the way and contributed to making this thesis a rich experience.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ALEXANDRE GOES SOUTH, A NOVEL ......................................................................................... 1
Alexandre in Paris ................................................................................................................... 3
Alexandre in Africa ................................................................................................................. 88
Mathilde ...................................................................................................................................... 179

THE MODERN ADVENTURE NOVEL, AN ESSAY ...................................................................... 238

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 239

I The Adventure Novel ............................................................................................................. 242

II Adventure Novels in Disparate Shapes ........................................................................... 254

III Post-Colonial Literature and the Concept of Otherness ........................................... 277

IV Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 290

REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................... 292

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 297

CREATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................. 302

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ALEXANDRE GOES SOUTH

A Novel

Samima Dindar

Je est un autre ( I is another)

- Rimbaud
To my daughters
At the author’s request,
the novel Alexandre in Paris
is unavailable in this version of the thesis
i.e. pages 1- 237