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Informationen zum Autor Dave Gunning lectures in contemporary literature at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian Literature (Liverpool University Press, 2010). Klappentext Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature Series Editors: Martin Halliwell & Andy Mousley This series provides accessible yet provocative introductions to a wide range of literatures. The volumes will initiate and deepen the reader's understanding of key literary movements, periods and genres, and consider debates that inform the past, present and future of literary study. Resources such as glossaries of key terms and details of archives and internet sites are also provided, making each volume a comprehensive critical guide. Introduces postcolonial literary studies through close readings of a wide range of fiction and poetry This guide places the literary works themselves at the centre of its discussions, examining how writers from Africa, Australasia, the Caribbean, Canada, Ireland, and South Asia have engaged with the challenges that beset postcolonial societies. Dave Gunning discusses many of the most-studied works of postcolonial literature, from Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart to Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, as well as works by more recent writers like Chris Abani, Tahmima Anam and Shani Mootoo. Each chapter explores a key theme through drawing together works from various times and places. The book concludes with an extensive guide to further reading and tips on how to write about postcolonial literature successfully. Key Features - Close analysis of texts including Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners, J.M Coetzee's Disgrace, Roddy Doyle's A Star Called Henry, Shani Mootoo's Cereus Blooms at Night, Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions, Zadie Smith's White Teeth, Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Tahmima Anam's A Golden Age, Michael Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost, and Amitav Ghosh's In an Antique Land, as well as poetry by Derek Walcott, Eavan Boland, Agha Shahid Ali, Chris Abani and others. - Discusses important new themes in postcolonial literature including global Islam, postcolonial sexualities and the representation of military conflict. - Includes a Chronology, a Guide to Further Reading, and Tips on Writing about Postcolonial Literature Dave Gunning lectures in contemporary literature at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian Literature (2010).This Guide addresses the key concerns of postcolonial literary criticism in the twenty-first century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface Chronology Introduction Some Omissions Colonial Spaces and Colonial Ideologies General Categories and Specific Cases Possible Unities and the Use of Theory About this Book Chapter One: Finding a Voice Macaulay's Minute Trading with Tradition: Derek Walcott Where Language is Concealed: Eavan Boland The Empire Writes Back Very Indian English: Nissim Ezekiel The Language of the African Novel: Ngugi and Achebe The Palm-oil with which Words are Eaten: Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart Rotten English: Ken Saro-Wiwa, Sozaboy Mongrels and Silence: Keri Hulme, The Bone People Summary Chapter Two: The Need to Belong From Terra Nullius to the Mabo Decision In the Interior: Patrick White, Voss Immemorial and Recent: Les Murray The Time of the Nation and the Space of the People Claiming the City: Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners Hating the Place you Love: James Berry, Windrush Songs New Beginnings and Responsibilities: J.M Coetzee's Disgrace Summary Chapter Three: Coming of Age, Coming into Difference National Allegory A Shadow of the Nation: Roddy Doyle, A...
