| Description |
xxiv, 936 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: General Introduction -- Section 1: Africa -- Section 2: Australia -- Section 3: Canada -- Section 4: Caribbean -- Section 5: New Zealand and South Pacific -- Section 6: South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan) -- Section 7: South East Asia -- Section 8: Trans-cultural writing -- Index |
| Summary |
The richness and diversity of post-colonial literatures is self-evident. They are widely read and studied, even in those countries where the dominance of the Anglo-American tradition was once unquestioned. Yet there is no single, readily available anthology, informed by contemporary thinking, that offers a wide-ranging introduction to the creative writing of post-colonial authors. This new anthology remedies the deficiency, offering access to the work of some 200 writers. It is the most comprehensive introductory cross-section of anglophone post-colonial writing yet available, striking a balance between acknowledged 'classic' texts and exciting new works that are taking post-colonial writing in fresh directions. The anthology makes available a very considerable body of work by major post-colonial writers and at the same time provides a valuable source book for the exploration of central post-colonial themes and theories |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [926]-929) and indexes |
| Subject |
Commonwealth literature (English)
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Decolonization -- Literary collections.
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English literature -- Foreign countries.
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English literature -- 20th century.
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| SUBJECT |
Commonwealth countries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029004 -- Literary collections.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001634
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| Author |
Thieme, John.
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| LC no. |
95053843 |
| ISBN |
0340646195 (hb) |
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0340646209 (paperback) |
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