Leave to Stay by Joan Riley

Leave to Stay by Joan Riley

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The writer as exile is the theme of this collection of fiction and poetry by writers from India, the Caribbean, China, South Africa, the USSR, Canada, Australia and Pakistan. Eighteen literary exiles in the UK and USA re-invent their host-countries, transcending race, culture, class and gender.

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Leave to Stay by Joan Riley

The writer as exile is the uniting theme of this collection of fiction and poetry by writers from India, the Caribbean, China, South Africa, the USSR, Canada, Australia and Pakistan. Nineteen literary exiles in the UK and USA re-invent their host-countries, transcending race, culture, class and gender. The writers include: Sujata Bhatt, Fred D'Aguiar, Michael Donaghy, Jane Duran, Michael Hoffman, Aamer Hussein, Yasmin Issacs, Kelvin Christopher James, Mimi Khalvati, Adam Lively, Sindiwe Magona, Bharati Mukherjee, Joan Riley, Hanan al Shaykh, Janice Shinebourne, Bapsi Sidhwe, Briar Wood and Zinovy Zinik.
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ISBN 13 9781853818820
ISBN 10 1853818828
Title Leave to Stay
Author Joan Riley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1996-03-14
Number of pages 256
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