Which of these works is an example of 'Palimpsest' in postcolonial literature, where a new text is written over the 'traces' of an older colonial one?
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Correct answer: Foe by J.M. Coetzee
J.M. Coetzee’s 'Foe' is a retelling of Daniel Defoe’s 'Robinson Crusoe'. It functions as a palimpsest by using the structure of the original colonial adventure novel to critique its silences, particularly regarding the character Friday.
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