Doctoral Dissertations
Date of Award
5-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Major
English
Major Professor
Michael D. Knight
Committee Members
Rachelle Scott, Allen Wier, Margaret Dean
Abstract
A novel taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia that explores the tension between ideal and actual, between spiritual and carnal, between who we are and who we would like to be. An American named John Dawke takes a job operating surveillance equipment for an independent security company based in Jakarta that is supposedly involved in counter-terrorism. Dawke’s wife has recently died, and he suspects suicide. Thus, he is trying to get away, to recreate himself in a place where each action reverberates with consequences unintended and unknown.
Recommended Citation
Prince, Adam Blair, "The Naked Afterward: A Novel. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2012.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/1339