Babylon and golden city
Subtitle: representations of London in black and Asian British novels since the 1990s
By: Susanne Cuevas.
Series: Anglistische Forschungen -- Bd. 384; Anglistische Forschungen -- Heft 384.
Publisher: Winter
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Heidelberg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9783825354688
Subjects: English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; English fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism; English fiction -- Asian authors; English fiction -- South Asian authors; English fiction -- Black authors; Public spaces in literature; Homeland in literature; English literature -- Themes, motives; Literature, Comparative -- Themes, motives; London (England) -- In literature
Notes: Thesis (doctoral) - Technische Universität, Dresden, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-245).
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 1.1. Locating recent Black and Asian British London novels; title: 1.2. A postcolonial perspective?; title: 1.3. Author profiles; title: 2. The literary tradition; title: 2.1. Images of the city in cultural and literary tradition; title: 2.2. Black and Asian views on London in prose literature 1700-1990; title: 3. Black and South Asian groups in London today: a sociological profile; title: 3.1. Residential patterns; title: 3.2. Representation; title: 3.3. Race relations; title: 4. Theories on urban space and ethnic minorities; title: 5. Novels of development; title: 5.1. The home; title: 5.2. The street; title: 5.3. Pubs, clubs, and parties; title: 5.4. School and university; title: 5.5. "Homelands": real and imaginary; title: 6. Postmodern experiments; title: 6.1. The thriller and detective novel: Diran Adebayo, My once upon a time; title: 6.2. The historical novel today: Bernardine Evaristo, The emperor's babe; title: 6.3. Topoi of modern urban life: Zadie Smith, White teeth; title: 7. Return of realism?; title: 7.1. Monica Ali, Brick lane; title: 7.2. Courttia Newland, The scholar: a west side story; title: 8. Conclusion; title: 9. Bibliography.