| Zadie Smith; Critical Essays Contributor(s): Walters, Tracey L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820488062 ISBN-13: 9780820488066 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $49.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 823.914 |
| LCCN: 2006100513 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 7" W x 10" (0.90 lbs) 221 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zadie Smith: Critical Essays is a timely collection of critical articles examining how Zadie Smith's novels and short stories interrogate race, postcolonialism, and identity. Essays explore the various ways Smith approaches issues of race, either by deconstructing notions of race or interrogating the complexity of biracial identity; and how Smith takes on contemporary debates concerning notions of Britishness, Englishness, and Black Britishness. Some essays also consider the shifting identities adopted by those who identify with both British and West Indian, South Asian, or East Asian ancestry. Other essays explore Smith's contemporary postcolonial approach to Britain's colonial legacy, and the difference between how immigrants and first-generation British-born children deal with cultural alienation and displacement. This thought-provoking collection is a much-needed critical tool for students and researchers in both contemporary British literature and Diasporic literature and culture. |