Title: The Arnold anthology of post-Colonial literatures in English /
Authors: Thieme, John.
Publisher: Arnold : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Commonwealth literature (English); English literature Foreign countries; Decolonization Literary collections.; English literature; Commonwealth countries Literary collections.
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Part I: Africa -- West Africa -- East Africa -- Southern Africa -- North Africa -- Part II: Australia -- Part III: Canada -- Part IV: Caribbean -- Part V: New Zealand and South Pacific -- Part VI: South Asia -- India -- Sri Lanka -- Bangladesh -- Pakistan -- Part VII: South-East Asia -- Malaysia -- Singapore -- The Philippines -- Thailand -- Part VIII: Trans-Cultural writing.