Table of Contents

Ngaugai wa Thiong'o -- Nuruddin Farah -- Chinua Achebe -- Buchi Emecheta -- Sam Selvon -- Roy Heath -- Raja Rao -- Anita Desai -- Zulfikar Ghose -- Bapsi Sidhwa -- Witi Ihimaera -- Rudolfo Anaya -- Rolando Hinojosa -- Sandra Cisneros.

Reviews

This timely, fascinating [book] includes interviews with fourteen third world and Chicano writers of stature who share 'a common heritage of multilingualism . . . displacement and migration.' Chinua Achebe, Sandra Cisneros, and others from Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Caribbean discuss their own and one another's work, personal history and outlook, the literary canon, and such issues as language choice, culture, and foreign residence. Although familiarity with these writers and with critical thought will enhance the experience of this volume, all readers with an interest--or a class assignment--in 'marginalized' literature will enjoy this book and benefit from it.--Janet Ingraham "Library Journal"

This timely, fascinating [book] includes interviews with fourteen third world and Chicano writers of stature who share 'a common heritage of multilingualism . . . displacement and migration.' Chinua Achebe, Sandra Cisneros, and others from Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Caribbean discuss their own and one another's work, personal history and outlook, the literary canon, and such issues as language choice, culture, and foreign residence. Although familiarity with these writers and with critical thought will enhance the experience of this volume, all readers with an interest--or a class assignment--in 'marginalized' literature will enjoy this book and benefit from it.--Janet Ingraham "Library Journal"