Postcolonial Novel

This book provides a concise and invaluable introduction to the rise of postcolonial literatures, through close readings of seminal novels. These novels - those that continue to generate debate long after publication and that have influenced the ways in which we think about literature and literary studies- provide an ideal entry point to the subject for students. Each chapter begins with a helpful introductory overview, and then closely reads a key novel before moving on to examine the impact and then closely reads a key novel before moving on to examine the impact and significance of that particular text. The book as a whole works to introduce and explain the emergence of theoretical discourse from these close readings, drawing extensively upon leading indigenous and western critics and theorists.