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Reading New India
Post-Millennial Indian Fiction
in English
Emma Dawson
Varughese
• Surveys
contemporary
Indian writing in
English and its
reflection of a
confident ‘new
India’
• Explores a wide
range of genres, from Chick Lit to
Science Fiction and film adaptations
• A historical timeline, glossary of terms
and reading guides aid student learning
Exploring the work of such writers as
Aravind Adiga (author of the Man-Booker
Prize winning White Tiger), Usha K.R.
and Aatish Taseer, the book looks at how
the ‘new’ India has been recreated and
defined in an English Language literature
that is now reaching a global audience.
EMMA DAWSON VARUGHESE is Sessional English
Lecturer at Keele University, UK.
UK November 2012 US January 2013
224 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9781441185402 - £65.00 / $120.00
PB 9781441181749 - £19.99 / $34.95
Continuum
Writing Muslim Identity
Geoffrey Nash
• Surveys the
representation of
Muslims and Islam
within modern
English writing,
ranging from the
novel, through
memoir and
travel writing, to
journalism
• Examines a broad range of international
writing in English including texts by
non-Muslim and Muslim writers
• Contributes to the debate about
whether such a category as ‘Muslim
writing’ exists
This book is the first to offer a
comprehensive overview of the way in
which Muslims are represented within
modern English writing, ranging from the
novel, through memoir and travel writing
to journalism.
GEOFFREy NASH is Senior Lecturer in English at
the University of Sunderland, UK.
UK January 2012 US March 2012
160 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9781441124364 - £65.00 / $120.00
PB 9781441136664 - £19.99 / $34.95
Continuum
Kafka Translated
How Translators have Shaped our
Reading of Kafka
Michelle Woods
• There is a dearth
of work on the
translation of
Kafka’s writings
• Will be especially
useful in the
growing field
of Translation
Studies
Kafka Translated is the first booklength
publication to look at the issue
of translation and Kafka’s work. Are our
interpretations of Kafka influenced by the
translators’ interpretations? In what ways
has Kafka been ‘translated’ into Anglo-
American culture by popular culture and
by academics?
MICHELLE WOODS is Assistant Professor of
English at The State University of New york,
New Paltz, USA.
UK September 2012 US July 2012
160 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9781441149916 - £45.00 / $80.00
PB 9781441197719 - £14.99 / $24.95
Continuum
Narcoepics
A Global Aesthetics of Sobriety
Hermann
Herlinghaus
• The first
comprehensive
and comparative
study of
contemporary
Latin American
narconarratives
• Draws out a
key cultural aspect of Latin American
literature: drug culture
Dealing with Latin American literary
works and films whose characteristics
are linked to illicit global exchange
Narcoepics argues for a new theoretical
approach to better understand these
‘narratives of intoxication.’
HERMANN HERLINGHAUS is Professor of
Latin American Literatures in the Institute
of Romance Literatures at the University of
Freiburg, Germany.
UK December 2012 US October 2012
224 Pages 138 x 216 mm 5.5 x 8.5 inches
HB 9781441121981 - £55.00 / $100.00
PB 9781441107787 - £17.99 / $29.95
Continuum
LITERARy STUDIES
The Promise and
Premise of Creativity
Why Comparative Literature
Matters
Eugene Eoyang
• Argues for the
distinct value
of comparative
literature
• Eoyang is past
President of
the ACLA and has
taught
comparative
literature for 35
years
• Shows the importance of cross-cultural
studies for political and economic
relations
Refuting the view that the study of
literature is ‘useless,’ Eoyang argues that
it expands three distinct intellectual
skills: creative imagination, vicarious
sympathy, and capacious intuition.
EUGENE EOyANG is Professor Emeritus of
Humanities at Lingnan University, Hong Kong,
China and Professor Emeritus of Comparative
Literature at Indiana University, USA.
UK August 2012 US June 2012
176 Pages 138 x 216 mm 5.5 x 8.5 inches
HB 9781441108647 - £55.00 / $100.00
PB 9781441181039 - £17.99 / $29.95
Continuum
Comic Books and
American Cultural
History
An Anthology
Edited by
Matthew Pustz
• A vibrant
collection of
essays showing
how comics
reflect the
culture and
history of America
• Analyses how
comics have dealt with issues ranging
from WW2 to HIV and 9/11
• A strong line-up of established and
junior scholars, and coherently edited
and structured
MATTHEW PUSTz is the author of Comic Book
Culture: Fanboys and True Believers. He
has taught History, American Studies, and
Humanities courses in Iowa and Massachusetts,
USA.
UK April 2012 US February 2012
240 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441163196 - £60.00 / $110.00
PB 9781441172624 - £18.99 / $29.95
Continuum
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