Beyond the Postcolonial World Englishes Literature [Hardcover]

With the backdrop of new global powers, this volume interrogates the state of writing in English. Strongly interdisciplinary, it challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of postcolonial literary theory. An insistence on fieldwork and linguistics makes this book scene-changing in its approach to understanding and reading emerging literature in English.Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Being Beyond Methodology and Overview of Findings: Stories as Data? Cameroon: (Fr)Anglophone? Nigeria: Generation 'Y' Uganda: The Power of The Pen Kenya: Rifts Apart Malaysia: Bahasa Manglish(es) Singapore: Mad About Singlish India: Emerging Economy, Emerging Literature Conclusion: Beyond This? References Index

Throughout the book, the discussion of the representative texts is consistently accompanied by an overview of the literature of the country, the historical backdrop, the various dynamics, which create the condition of postcoloniality, and interviews with writers hailing from the countries where the project was conducted. The lucidity of the style, as well as the authors profound grasp of the subject matter, helps her convey the ideas intelligently and compellingly & . (Jamal En-Nehas, Comparative Literature Studies, Vol. 53 (3), 2016)

EMMA DAWSON VARUGHESE is an independent scholar. She works at the intersection of world literature and cultural studies, drawing on ethnographic research paradigms to conduct her fieldwork. She is author of Reading New India (2013) which explores post-millennial fiction from India, her specialism.'This is a highly original book: it makes a clear argument about the role of the postcolonial, it uses an innovative range of methodologies and most importantly, it introduces many writers to a global audience for the first time. It is a model for going 'beyond the postcolonial'.' - Professor Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University of London