Postcolonial literatures

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This collection of essays reflects the intensified debate world-wide in literary theories, especially since 1968, and the growth of post-colonial literatures in English, which together have prompted significant re-readings of cultural histories in Africa, India, the Caribbean, as well as in America and Europe.

subjects: Decolonization in literature,  In literature,  Criticism and interpretation,  Commonwealth literature (English),  History and criticism,  African literature (english),  English literature, west indian authors,  West indies, in literature,  Walcott, derek, 1930-2017,  Achebe, chinua, 1930-2013,  India, in literature,  Africa, in literature

People: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo (1938-),  Chinua Achebe,  Anita Desai (1937-),  Derek Walcott

Places: West Indies,  Kenya,  Nigeria,  India