Extravagant strangers : a literature of belonging / edited by Caryl Phillips.
| Other author | Phillips, Caryl. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | A Vintage International original, 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Vintage International, 1997. |
| Description | xvi, 315 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The shortcomings of Christian England (1770) / Ukawsaw Gronniosaw -- Letter to Mr. Sterne (1776) / Ignatius Sancho -- Voyage to England (1789) / Olaudah Equiano -- A word about dinners (1846) / William Thackeray -- From the Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897) / Joseph Conrad -- The English flag (1891) / Rudyard Kipling -- Letter to David Kahma (1947) ; Letter to Geoffrey Stone (1948) ; Letter to Edgar Preston Richardson (1948) / Wyndham Lewis -- Letter to Henry Eliot (1914) ; Letter to Eleanor Hinkley (1914) / T. S. Eliot -- The tiredness of Rosabel (1924) / Katherine Mansfield -- First steps (1979) / Jean Rhys -- Bloomsbury : an encounter with Edith Sitwell (1932) / C.L.R. James -- Confessions of a down and out (1933) / George Orwell -- From Choice of straws (1965) / E. R. Braithwaite -- London at night (1969) / Lawrence Durrell -- In defence of the underground (1987) / Doris Lessing -- From The angel at the gate (1982) / Wilson Harris -- From The lonely Londoners (1956) / Samuel Selvon -- 'From Lucy : Englan' Lady' (1982) ; 'From Lucy : Carnival wedd'n', 1981' (1982) / James Berry -- From Three continents (1987) / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala -- A voyage (1954) / George Lamming -- An ingrate's England (1989) / Peter Porter -- First impressions of London (1993) / J. G. Ballard -- From Little Eden : a child at war (1978) / Eva Figes -- The journey (1987) / V. S. Naipaul -- From Oleander, Jacaranda (1994) / Penelope Lively -- From Bye-bye, blackbird (1971) / Anita Desai -- From darkest England (1996) / Christopher Hope -- Living in Earl's court (1984) / Shiva Naipaul -- A general election (1983) / Salman Rushdie -- From Pilgrim's way (1988) / Abdulrazak Gurnah -- The child I never was (1986) ; Assassins (1983) / George Szirtes -- From Sour sweet (1982) / Timothy Mo -- Fly away home (1997) / William Boyd -- Inglan is a bitch (1980) / Linton Kwesi Johnson -- From Reef (1994) / Romesh Gunesekera -- From The remains of the day (1989) / Kazuo Ishiguro -- London taxi driver (1988) / David Dabydeen -- The machine that cried (1986) / Michael Hofmann -- Disparities (1986) / Ben Okri. |
| General note | Originally published: London : Faber and Faber, 1997. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 98029751 |
| ISBN | 0679781544 |
| ISBN | 0851992897 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR1110.M55 E98 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |