The Kindness of Strangers, takes place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and is composed of three books, each the narrative of one day, one January 10th -- date of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake -- in the lives of its characters. I examine the notions of human cruelty and of `the other' in existentialist terms. / A Thesis submitted to the College of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Summer Semester, 2012. / April 30, 2012. / English, fiction, novel / Includes bibliographical references. / Diane Roberts, Professor Directing Thesis; David Kirby, Committee Member; Virgil Suarez, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183479 |
| Contributors | Cartright, Christopher (authoraut), Roberts, Diane (professor directing thesis), Kirby, David (committee member), Suarez, Virgil (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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