About the Author

The Author: M. A. Quayum, who has lived and worked in several countries, is currently Visiting Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Author or editor of thirteen books, Quayum's articles on American and postcolonial literatures have appeared in many distinguished journals in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, India, and Malaysia.