Salman Rushdie: Fictions of Postcolonial Modernity (New British Fiction)

This introduction places the fiction of Salman Rushdie in a clear historical and theoretical context. Morton explores Rushdie's biography, the histories that inform his major works and his relevance to contemporary culture. Including a timeline of key dates, this study offers an overview of the varied critical reception Rushdie's work has provoked "This books provides students with an introduction to the work of Ian McEwan that places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores his biography and his hallmark literary techniques, and it looks at the issues of ethics and representation, focusing particularly on his most recent fiction. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of McEwan's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has provoked."--Pub. desc Publisher description: Providing an introduction to the work of Salman Rushdie, Stephen Morton places his fiction in a clear historical, critical and theoretical context. He explores Rushdie's biography, the histories of migration, decolonization and nationalism that inform his major works, and his relevance to contemporary culture. Including a timeline of key dates, this study offers an accessible reading of Rushdie's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has provoked Cover Contents General Editors’ Preface Acknowledgements PART I: Introduction Timeline 1 Introduction: Salman Rushdie and Fictions of Postcolonial Modernity 2 A Biographical Reading PART II: Major Works 3 Midnight's Children and Shame 4 The Satanic Verses, Haroun and the Sea of Stories and East, West 5 The Moor's Last Sigh 6 The Ground Beneath Her Feet 7 Fury and Shalimar the Clown 8 Conclusion PART III: Criticism and Contexts 9 Other Writings 10 Critical Reception Bibliography Index

Providing an introduction to the work of Salman Rushdie, Stephen Morton places his fiction in a clear historical, critical and theoretical context. He explores Rushdie's biography, the histories of migration, decolonization and nationalism that inform his major works, and his relevance to contemporary culture. Including a timeline of key dates, this study offers an accessible reading of Rushdie's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has provoked.

This book is an introduction to the work of Zadie Smith that places her fiction in a clear historical, critical and theoretical context, and explores her work in relation to contemporaneity and postcolonialism. Including an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of Smith's work and an overview of its critical reception --Provided by publisher Providing an introduction to the work of Salman Rushdie, this work places his fiction in an historical, critical and theoretical context. It explores Rushdie's biography, the histories of migration, decolonization and nationalism that inform his major works, and his relevance to contemporary culture Pat Barker is one of the leading British political and historical novelists of her generation. This introduction places her fiction in historical and theoretical contexts. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, Rawlinson establishes the cultural importance of her work Stephen Morton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 175-186) And Index.