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dc.contributor.advisorVan Heerden, Etienneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStrauss, Nicoleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-08T09:32:19Z
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dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractMaal, a collection of short stories, addresses the displacement and state of being of individuals in different cities in Africa and Europe. These individuals often experience nutrition and food as a metaphor of psychological angst, loneliness or consolation. Food is invoked in the title as it can be seen in the actions of, for instance, a character using intravenous drugs, a character literally eating earth, or a character not being able to eat at all. On the other hand, food in its many sophisticated forms can be found in the upper class spaces of Cape Town, Paris, Zurich and other cities, whilst elsewhere it is tellingly absent. It is further investigated as a ritual - both in a familial and social sense - and as a forming and shaping force in the characters' lives, often paradoxically. Maal also refers to the way in which these characters are hurled about by their own existence, by experiences of migration, illness, family intrigue and death. Therefore life becomes a meal and characters themselves are being eaten and ground.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationStrauss, N. (2009). <i>Maal</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8233en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationStrauss, Nicole. <i>"Maal."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8233en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationStrauss, N. 2009. Maal. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Strauss, Nicole AB - Maal, a collection of short stories, addresses the displacement and state of being of individuals in different cities in Africa and Europe. These individuals often experience nutrition and food as a metaphor of psychological angst, loneliness or consolation. Food is invoked in the title as it can be seen in the actions of, for instance, a character using intravenous drugs, a character literally eating earth, or a character not being able to eat at all. On the other hand, food in its many sophisticated forms can be found in the upper class spaces of Cape Town, Paris, Zurich and other cities, whilst elsewhere it is tellingly absent. It is further investigated as a ritual - both in a familial and social sense - and as a forming and shaping force in the characters' lives, often paradoxically. Maal also refers to the way in which these characters are hurled about by their own existence, by experiences of migration, illness, family intrigue and death. Therefore life becomes a meal and characters themselves are being eaten and ground. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Maal TI - Maal UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8233 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8233
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationStrauss N. Maal. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8233en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCreative Writingen_ZA
dc.titleMaalen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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