Greg A. Mullins
Colonial Affairs: Bowles, Burroughs, and Chester Write Tangier
- ISBN 13:
- 9780299179649
- author:
- Greg A. Mullins
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The University of Wisconsin Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 192
- Genre:
- Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A North African port city at the crossroads of Europe and Morocco, Tangier was a place where cultures blended and boundaries blurred. In the 1950s and 1960s, three American writers - Paul Bowles, William S. Burroughs, and Alfred Chester - settled in this international zone, finding new ways to live and write on its margins. Their literature reflects the complex interplay between colonialism and sexuality, particularly as seen in the postwar expatriate community. This book explores the representations of sex, fantasy, desire, and identity in their works, as well as those of Moroccan authors who collaborated with Bowles. Greg Mullins examines how these writers used their writing to navigate the double bind of colonial sexuality. Through a nuanced analysis grounded in contemporary debates about sex, race, and desire, Colonial Affairs sheds new light on the fiction of these writers, revealing the queer angles of their work and its significance in understanding the intersection of colonialism and sexuality.
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