Le Simplegadi

Questo articolo propone nuovi aspetti dell’interpretazione del personaggio di Richard in Metà di un sole giallo di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Analizzando le narrazioni letterarie di Richard – rappresentate dalle idee per il suo libro e non solo – e la sua narrazione artistica di un antico manufatto Igbo, cercherò di sostenere che vengono messi in discussione presupposti sia coloniali che culturali. In un secondo momento, verrà anche esaminata e commentata l’inclusività delle sue narrazioni plurali, contenenti un complesso intreccio di diverse forme artistiche.

DOI: 10.17456/SIMPLE-213

Parole chiave: inclusivity, narrative, art, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun.

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