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Quayson, Ato.

Aesthetic nervousness : disability and the crisis of representation / Ato Quayson.

   p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 13: 978–0–231–13902–1 (cloth : acid-free paper)

ISBN 13: 978–0–231–13903–8 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

ISBN 13: 978–0–231–51117–9 (e-book)

1. People with disabilities in literature. 2. English literature—English-speaking countries—History and criticism. 3. Abnormalities, Human, in literature. 4. People with disabilities—Social conditions. 5. Diseases and literature. 6. Beckett, Samuel, 1906–1989—Criticism and interpretation. 7. Morrison, Toni—Criticism and interpretation. 8. Soyinka, Wole–Criticism and interpretation. 9. Coetzee, J.M., 1940–—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title.

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PR 9080.Q38 2007

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