Salman Rushdie
By Catherine Cundy.
Description
Salman Rushdie is one of the major novelists of the last two decades. A writer at the forefront of the internationalisation of British fiction, his work is subjected to controversy and, unusually, to both critical and popular acclaim. Catherine Cundy's book, one of the first major studies of Rushdie's oeuvre, explores the diverse cultural influences and tensions that inform his fictions and highlights the complex blend of Eastern and Western ideas that shape his art. A short biographical piece prefaces the book, before moving into a chronological examination of his work. The novel...
ISBN(s)
071904409X, 9780719044090
