Enigmas and Arrivals

Klappentext To mark ten years of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Alastair Niven, until recently Arts Council of England Literature Director and now Literature Director of the British Council, and Michael Schmidt assemble an anthology of work by some of the new and established writers who have been recognized by the Prize. Enigmas & Arrivals (its title borrowed from V. S. Naipaul) is a distinctive volume, a resource for general readers of fiction and for teachers and students of English language literatures. Here some of the best writing of a decade is presented, many of the writers choosing the work themselves. The editors provide an introduction and brief biographical and bibliographical notes. Zusammenfassung To mark ten years of the Commonwealth Writers Prize in April 1997! Alastair Niven and Michael Schmidt have assembled an anthology of work by winners and runners up. This volume presents English-language writing chosen by the authors themselves. The editors include biographical notes.

Product details

• Authors: Alastair Schmidt Niven
• Assisted by: Alastair Niven (Editor), Michael Schmidt (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogue UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.1997
• EAN: 9781857543148
• ISBN: 978-1-85754-314-8
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies