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    NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

    Asian Studies / Ethnic & Immigrant Studies / Literature

    Imaginary Homelands
    of Writers in Exile
    Salman Rushdie, Bharati Mukherjee,
    and V.S. Naipaul

    Cristina Emanuela Dascalu


    6 x 9” Hardcover Level: College & Faculty
    236 pages November 2007 US$99.95 / £58.95
    ISBN: 9781934043738

    Description
    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The effects of the displacement of peoples--their forced migration, their depor-
    tation, their voluntary emigration, their movement to new lands where they made
    Dascalu, Cristina Emanuela.
    themselves masters over others, or became subjects of the masters of their new
    Imaginary homelands of writers in exile : Salman
    Rushdie, Bharati Mukherjee, and V.S. Naipaul / Cristina homes--reverberate down the years and are still felt today. The historical violence
    Emanuela Dascalu. of the era of empire and colonies echoes in the literature of the descendants of
    p. cm. those forcibly moved and the exiles that those processes have made. The voices of
    Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. its victims are insistent in the literature that has come to be called “post-colonial.”
    ISBN 978-1-934043-73-8 (alk. paper) Although the term “post-colonial” is insufficient to capture fully the depth and
    1. Commonwealth fiction (English)--History and criticism.
    2. Exiles in literature. 3. Exiles’ writings--History and criti-
    breadth of those writers that have been labeled by it (for it is itself something of a
    cism. 4. Rushdie, Salman--Criticism and interpretation. colonial instrument, ghettoizing writers in English who are still considered to be
    5. Mukherjee, Bharati--Criticism and interpretation. 6. “foreign”), there is a common bond among the works of those novelists who un-
    Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932---Criticism derstand the process of exile and see themselves as exiles--both from their homes
    and interpretation. 7. Expatriation in literature. 8. Exile and from themselves.
    (Punishment) in literature. 9. Emigration and immigration
    in literature. I. Title. In this eloquently argued book with meticulous theoretical groundwork, Dr.
    Cristina Dascalu presents a most lucid and concise examination of exile. In addi-
    PR9084.D37 2007 tion to her negotiation of the term “exile,” what is most original and significant
    820.9’9206914--dc22 about Imaginary Homelands of Writers in Exile is the selection of authors.

    2007020764
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    NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

    Imaginary Homelands of Writers in Exile


    Description (Continued) Table of Contents

    Reaching across national (in terms of country of exile) Foreword


    and ethnic (in terms of region/religion of birth) boundar-
    ies, Dr. Dascalu elegantly shows the persistent relevance Chapter 1: Introduction
    of the experience and implications of exile to the writ-
    ing of fiction in the world today. Rushdie, Mukherjee, Chapter 2: Salman Rushdie and the Revolutionary
    Play of Differences
    and Naipaul are very distinct authors whose works are
    not often discussed together in this context. Using Bene-
    Chapter 3: Bharati Mukherjee and the Exile’s
    dict Anderson’s notion of “unimagined communities,” Constant Shuttling
    among other critical lenses, she makes significant con-
    nections between the way exile functions as a theme and Chapter 4: V.S. Naipaul and the Search
    as a condition for their writing. for the Writer’s Homeland
    Imaginary Homelands of Writers in Exile will be a
    critical addition for all collections in Comparative Lit- Chapter 5: Tracing the Politics of Exile
    in Salman Rushdie, Bharati Mukherjee,
    erature as well as Ethnic and Immigrant Studies.
    and V.S. Naipaul

    About the Author Acknowledgments


    Works Cited
    Cristina Emanuela Dascalu holds a PhD in English from the
    Works Consulted
    University of Tulsa where she was the recipient of teaching
    Index
    and research assistantships, a publication fellowship, and
    the Chapman Award. She also holds international Masters of
    Arts degrees in communication (winning the NAFSA Grant
    and PSU International Scholarship) and English (Teaching
    OUTSTANDING REVIEWS!
    Assistantship; PSU International Scholarship) from Pittsburg
    State University. Dr. Dascalu’s honors and awards include “A compelling book of extensive scholarship and
    being on the Dean’s National List, the Award for Excellence clear, well-expressed thoughts…A must have,
    of Research, Scholarship and Teaching in the department must read book.”
    of communication and department of English, the depart- – Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Poet Laureate
    ment of foreign languages Meritory Award (French), and of Russia and Distinguished Professor of
    the Wilson Scholarship. University of Tulsa

    Dr. Dascalu also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as “A welcome addition to academic library
    well as a Diploma de Licenta de Merit (summa cum laude) collections.”
    from Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, Romania, and a Baccalau- – James Vroom, Librarian,
    reate Degree from Colegiul National Stefan cel Mare of Tg. Carnegie Mellon University
    Neamt, Romania.

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