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Full Name

Paul Barrett

Bio

Paul Barrett is a PhD candidate in the Department of English at Queen's University. He is interested in contemporary Canadian multicultural writing with an emphasis on representations of the body. He has recently published papers on Dionne Brand’s poetic use of the sublime and representations of race in the Grand Theft Auto series of videogames.

Affiliation

Queen’s University

Country

Canada

Case studies by Paul Barrett

Case study :

“Dreaming of the Millions”: Austin Clarke’s More

The 2008 release of Austin Clarke’s novel, More, marked the end of a protracted period of writing, re-writing, and editing that had begun thirty years earlier. During this period, as Clarke’s career flourished and his other books were published and acclaimed, he persevered with the manuscript for More, encouraged by his agent, editors, and friends, finally publishing the novel that has been hailed as possibly “one of the crowning achievements of his career.”