Multicultural Writers since 1945 An A-to-Z Guide

Subjects:

• Literature » World Literature
• Multicultural Studies » Multicultural Studies (General)

Awards:

• CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, 2005

Reviews:

• [A]imed at lovers of literature who delight in critical examination and who want to improve their own writing through appreciation of that of others.
  —Library Journal September 15, 2004
• This work picks up where its predecessor, Multicultural Writers from Antiquity to 1945, left off, providing biobibliographic sketches for an excellent collection of multicultural writers and assessing the impact of their literature during the last half the 20th century. Entries, alphabetically arranged, offer standard biographical essays, but more important are the "Multicultural Theme" and "Survey of Criticism" sections, which describe the cultural influences on each writer's work. Not merely groupings of writers from different countries, this collection scribes a distinctive curve by focusing on the multiculturalism that informs the literary fabric of each writer's body of work. More importantly, by acknowledging the influence of intellectual concerns from other cultures in politics, philosophy, science, and literature, the book creates what it calls a "literary geography" that appoints these particular authors social witnesses at the global window of change during this transitional period. A gem among multicultural studies. Highly recommended. Undergraduate and graduate-level research.
  —Choice April 2005
• This volume is recommended for academic and large public library collections....[f]or those international authors whose work is just beginning to be discovered or appreciated, this volume is virtually the only place for biographichal and critical information.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly Spring 2005
• Starred Review The work is unusual because, though about one-third of the collection presents recognizable authors, the majority of the writers will be unfamiliar to most American readers....Aside from extensive travel, there is no better way to learn abouth other cultures than to read original stories and poems....Students and teachers of foreign languages may be inspired to translate books, stories, and poems that will offer the American reading public a more global view of our world. Highly Recommended.
  —Library Media Connection February 2005
• [W]ell constructed, lucid, informative and stimulating. The work demonstrates the value of multicultural experience and gives an enhanced appreciation of cultural diversity. Recommended for literature and multicultural collections in particular, and for larger, general collections.
  —Reference Reviews October 2004
• [T]he single-volume coverage offered by Multicultural Writers since 1945 sets these "authors who crossed borders" in a particular context. Highly recommended for academic and larger public libaries.
  —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin September 1, 2004

Table of Contents:

• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Profiles of Writers
• Select Bibliography
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors

PDF Catalogs:

Sale Catalog 2008.pdf