The quest for postcolonial utopia
Subtitle: a comparative introduction to the utopian novel in the new English literatures
By: Ralph Pordzik.
Series: Studies of world literature in English,; vol. 10
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Commonwealth fiction (English) -- History and criticism.; Literature and society -- Commonwealth countries -- History -- 20th century.; Science fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Postcolonialism -- Commonwealth countries.; Postcolonialism in literature.; Dystopias in literature.; Utopias in literature.
Description: "The Quest for Postcolonial Utopia is a critical introduction to utopian and dystopian fiction written in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Africa, and India. It outlines the development of utopian writing over the last thirty years and analyzes the relationship between postcolonial and utopian issues foregrounded in these works.

Based on a comparative approach that takes into account the different traditions the texts are derived from, this book examines the function of utopian alternatives and dystopian anxieties in the writings of a wide range of well-known authors such as Janet Frame, David Ireland, J. M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, Peter Carey, Rodney Hall, Buchi Emecheta, Margaret Atwood, Glenda Adams, John Cranna, Suniti Namjoshi, Mike Nicol, Ben Okri, Gerald Murnane, and Timothy Findley."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-191) and index.