Postcolonial Manchester : diaspora space and the devolution of literary culture / Lynne Pearce, Corinne Fowler and Robert Crawshaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearce, Lynne, author.

Fowler, Corinne, author.

Crawshaw, Robert H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--England--Manchester--Minority authors.

English literature.

Immigrants' writings, English--England--Manchester--History and criticism.

Immigrants' writings, English.

Manchester (England)--Literatures.

Manchester (England).

Genre:

Literatures

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Offers a radical new perspective on Britain's devolved literary cultures by focusing on Manchester's vibrant, multicultural literary scene.

Contents:

POSTCOLONIAL MANCHESTER: Diaspora space and the devolution of literary culture

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

The authors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Manchester and the devolution of British literary culture: Corinne Fowler and Lynne Pearce

1. Manchester: the postcolonial city: Lynne Pearce

2. Publishing Manchester's black and Asian writers: Corinne Fowler

3. Manchester's crime fiction: the mystery of the city's smoking gun: Lynne Pearce

4. Collective resistance: Manchester's mixed-genre anthologies and short-story collections: Lynne Pearce

5. 'Rebels without applause': Manchester's poetry in performance (1960s to the present): Corinne Fowler

6. Giving voice: the writers' perspective: Robert Crawshaw

Afterword: Corinne Fowler and Lynne Pearce

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526101877

1526101874

9781526101884

1526101882

OCLC:

931010837