by D . C . R . A . Goonetilleke (Author)
In this study of Salman Rushdie, currently one of the world's most controversial writers, Goonetilleke examines the Rushdie affair , but his focus is on Rushdie as a novelist. He considers Rushdie's fiction as art, tracing the collage of autobiographical and historical elements, and analyzes Rushdie's complex position as a migrant writer, drawing on the cultural riches of two hemispheres while not belonging fully to either.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 184
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 31 Jul 1998
ISBN 10: 0333636732
ISBN 13: 9780333636732
Book Overview: D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke was chairperson of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies and Vice-President of the Federation Internationale des Langues et Literatures Modernes until 1997. His other publications include Developing Countries in British Fiction, Images of the Raj and Joseph Conrad and he has edited Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness .