Title: Diaspora Identity in J.M.Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians
Abstract: In the background of colonization,diasporas construct the self-identity acceptance during the suffering from the others' cultures.Postcolonial literature is the most representative demonstration of identity narratives.J.M.Coetzee,the representative of postcolonial literature,constructs a dynamic and compound diaspora identity in Waiting for the Barbarians after his encountering the crisis of identity acceptance.Having experienced diaspora,J.M.Coetzee and the barbarians finally achieve their acceptance of diaspora identity in the journey of seeking roots.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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