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Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism, 1981 to 1991
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Product Description
Containing 74 essays written over the last ten years, this book covers a range of subjects including the literature of the perceived masters and of Rushdie's contemporaries, the politics of colonialism and the ironies of culture, film, politicians, the Labour Party, religious fundamentalism in America, racial prejudice and the preciousness of the imagination and of free expression.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #122520 in Books
- Published on: 1999-06-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 439 pages
Customer Reviews
full of unexpected questions and insights
75 short essays ranging from political commentary to literary criticisms to the defense of his writings. Throughout, he explains and demonstrates the vocation of a writer and develops an understanding of art/writing that is both political and spiritual at the same time.
One of the best books I've ever read.
This is a fantastic piece of non-fiction. Please do yourself a favour and read it.
