LEADER 02471nam 22004573u 450 001 9910462603203321 005 20210107024349.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000326172 035 $a(EBL)199482 035 $a(OCoLC)475906241 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC199482 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000326172 100 $a20130418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aPostcolonial London$b[electronic resource] $eRewriting the Metropolis 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (221 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-34459-X 327 $aCover; Postcolonial London: Rewriting the metropolis; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Locating postcolonial London; 1 Making a song and dance; 2 London, England; 3 Living room; 4 Babylon's burning; 5 Millennial currents; Coda: 'No fenky-fenky road'; Bibliography; Index 330 $aLondon's histories of migration and settlement and the resulting diverse, hybrid communities have engendered new forms of social and cultural activity reflected in a wealth of novels, poems, films and songs. Postcolonial London explores the imaginative transformation of the city by African, Asian, Caribbean and South Pacific writers since the 1950s. John McLeod engages freshly with the work of both well-known and emergent writers, including Sam Selvon, Doris Lessing, V. S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Colin MacInnes, Bernardine Evaristo, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Fred 606 $aAuthors, Commonwealth - Homes and haunts - England - London 606 $aEnglish literature - 20th century - History and cr 606 $aEnglish literature - 20th century - History and criticism 606 $aEnglish literature - England - London - History and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aAuthors, Commonwealth - Homes and haunts - England - London. 615 4$aEnglish literature - 20th century - History and cr. 615 4$aEnglish literature - 20th century - History and criticism. 615 4$aEnglish literature - England - London - History and criticism. 676 $a820.9/32421/09045 676 $a820.93242109045 700 $aMcLeod$b John$0476303 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462603203321 996 $aPostcolonial London$9243667 997 $aUNINA