Other Britain, Other British : Contemporary Multicultural Fiction Paperback / softback
by A. Robert Lee
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Britain may have ceded empire and colonies, but its colonial past permeates every corner of the land - from street-names and restaurants to second and third generation 'immigrant' communities - embracing a diversity of peoples from the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
In literary and cultural terms, another Britain - largely but not exclusively non-white - is being formulated.
How has the changing make-up of population and self-expression found voice in literature and literary fiction?In this wide ranging study of postcolonial and immigrant writing in Britain, ten contributors - including Booker shortlist nominee Abdulrazak Gurnah - examine the extent to which Britain's colonial heritage has shaped present-day formulations of British culture.
Covering the work of key writers - including Timothy Mo, V.S.
Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Caryl Phillips, Hanif Kureishi, Kazuo Ishiguro and David Dabydeen - this collection explores how such writers bring very different critical sensibilities to bear on literary conventions.
Also examined are the literary contributions of writers from Jewish Britain, Irish-Britain and Australasian Britain.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Pluto Press
- Publication Date:20/11/1995
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- ISBN:9780745306469
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Pluto Press
- Publication Date:20/11/1995
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- ISBN:9780745306469