By Matthew Whittle
This booklet examines literary texts by way of British colonial servant and settler writers, together with Anthony Burgess, Graham Greene, William Golding, and Alan Sillitoe, who depicted the influence of decolonization within the newly self sufficient colonies and at domestic in Britain. The finish of the British Empire used to be some of the most major and transformative occasions in twentieth-century background, marking the start of a brand new global order and having an indelible effect on British tradition and society. Literary responses to this second by means of these from inside Britain supply an enlightening (and frequently neglected) exploration of the impression of decolonization on acquired notions of “race” and sophistication, whereas additionally prefiguring conceptions of multiculturalism. As Matthew Whittle argues during this sweeping examine, those works not just view decolonization inside its worldwide context (alongside the aftermath of the second one global conflict, the increase of the USA, and mass immigration) yet usually suggest an answer to imperial decline via cultural renewal.
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Post-War British Literature and the "End of Empire"
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