Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism, 1981-1991Granta Books, 1991 - 432 pages Like George Orwell or Bruce Chatwin, Salman Rushdie observes and illuminates a stunning range of cultural, political, and intellectual issues crucial to our time. Imaginery Homelands is an important record of Rushdie's intellectual and personal odyssey, and the 75 essays collected here, written over the last ten years, cover an astonishing range of subjects. |
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... British . ) In point of fact , I am not so sure that Scott is so much finer an artist . Like Kaye , he has an ... British , only with too much pepper . And yes , Scott is harsh in his portraits of many British characters ; but I want to ...
... British . ) In point of fact , I am not so sure that Scott is so much finer an artist . Like Kaye , he has an ... British , only with too much pepper . And yes , Scott is harsh in his portraits of many British characters ; but I want to ...
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... British thought , British society , has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism . It's still there , breeding lice and vermin , waiting for unscrupulous people to exploit it for their own ends . One of the key concepts of ...
... British thought , British society , has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism . It's still there , breeding lice and vermin , waiting for unscrupulous people to exploit it for their own ends . One of the key concepts of ...
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... British citizens from Africa would be made available to those same citizens , many of whom are now living as refugees in India , a desperately poor country which can ill - afford to care for them . But natural justice has never been ...
... British citizens from Africa would be made available to those same citizens , many of whom are now living as refugees in India , a desperately poor country which can ill - afford to care for them . But natural justice has never been ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
IMAGINARY HOMELANDS | 9 |
IN MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN | 22 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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