After Empire

Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie. Informed but not encumbered by theory, this book provides engaging and enlightening readings of postcolonial fiction, showing how imperialism helped shape British national identity-and how, after the end of empire, that identity must now be reconfigured. Contents: Introduction: After empire; 1. The situation: Pal Scott and "The Raj Quartet"; 2. V.S. Naipaul: In hi sfather´s house; 3. The novel in an age of ideology: On the form of "Midnight´s children"; Appendix to Chapter 3:"Burn the books and trust the book": "The Satanic Verses"; Conclusion: Notes towards a redefinition of Englishness