"For was I not born here?" : : identity and culture in the work of Yvonne du Fresne / / Anne Holden Rnning.
This study centres on the fiction of the New Zealand writer Yvonne du Fresne, the descendant of Danish and Danish-Huguenot families who emigrated to New Zealand in the late-nineteenth century and settled in the Manawatu area. It explores how memories of the past haunt generations of immigrants, and...
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| Superior document: | Cross/cultures, 124 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cross/cultures ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Identities in Dialogue in the Work of Yvonne du Fresne
- The Danish Settlement in New Zealand
- “Was I not born here?”
- Bicultural Discursive Identities in Frédérique
- Astrid the Spy – New Zealand Childhood Tales
- Stories of Adulthood
- Understanding At Last – Where Motherland Is
- Conclusion
- Works Cited.