Deleuzian Fabulation and the Scars of History

Ronald Bogue is Distinguished Research Professor of Comparative Literature and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia.

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Concept of Fabulation; 2. Becoming-Prophet: Zakes Mda's The Heart of Redness; 3. Becoming-Child, Becoming-Untouchable: Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things; 4. Becoming-Memory: Roberto Bolaño's Amulet; 5. Becoming-Woman, Becoming-Girl: Assia Djebar's So Vast the Prison; 6. Becoming-Fish: Richard Flanagan's Gould's Book of Fish; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Bogue's already considerable reputation as an interpreter of Deleuze is further enhanced by this scintillating book which provides powerful and suggestive readings of a wide range of literary texts, using these texts to 'read' Deleuze and vice versa. -- Kenneth Surin, Professor of Literature and Professor of Religion and Critical Theory Chair, Duke University Bogue's already considerable reputation as an interpreter of Deleuze is further enhanced by this scintillating book which provides powerful and suggestive readings of a wide range of literary texts, using these texts to 'read' Deleuze and vice versa.