Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)8 reviews Robert J. C. Young Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Political, Passionate, Engaging and Effective + Helpful book. + A brilliant book--it could change your life In the introduction the author tells us that "Postcolonialism is about turning the world upside down and looking at it from a different perspective, that is, from the perspective of the disenfranchised people, a majority of whom come from the developing world" (2). The author then proceeds to show ...             Waiting for the Barbarians (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)76 reviews J. M. Coetzee Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Timeless and Timely + Miracles of Creation Too The Nobel Prize committee has a history of honoring writers with a strong political or social message. WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS (1980), Coetzee's short, approachable, but devastating fable about the abuse of power, must have played a major part in their decision to award him the prize in 2003. ...             The Joys of Motherhood (AWS African Writers Series)14 reviews Buchi Emecheta Heinemann, 1994 The Bitterness of Motherhood + A book you will not soon forget + Very illuminating + Un-Joys of Motherhood             They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing21 reviews Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein W. W. Norton, 2005 And I say... + Food for illiterate people's thoughts + The best endorsement is that my students loved it. + Extremely Helpful For Academic Writing             Things Fall Apart: A Novel533 reviews Chinua Achebe Anchor, 1994 What makes fiction important + Things Fall Apart + Terrific I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong point). It seems that many ...             Kanthapura2 reviews Raja Rao New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1967 The creation of the myth of The Mahatma + excellent story, innovative style This novel , if not anything else, clearly explains how the myth of Gandhi was created, not by Gandhiji himself but by his ardent followers who consciously (and deliberately) made a myth out of Gandhi. The insatnce of Jayramacharya is a very good example. We also get to know that Gandhi was ...             Crossing the Mangrove5 reviews Maryse Conde Anchor, 1995 This book is your perfect travel read! + My book club enjoyed this very much! + Conde: The Classic Literary Maroon + Impressive! It's Everything that you'd expect and more!             Train to Pakistan37 reviews Khushwant Singh Grove Press, 1994 A story with the backdrop of Indian partition holocast that displaced 20 million people and killed over a million + A sleepy town of Mano Majra + Outstanding Novel + Exceptional ! + Top example of romanticism in post-partition India             Things Fall Apart: A Novel533 reviews Chinua Achebe Anchor, 1994 What makes fiction important + Things Fall Apart + Terrific I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong point). It seems that many ...             Crossing the Mangrove5 reviews Maryse Conde Anchor, 1995 This book is your perfect travel read! + My book club enjoyed this very much! + Conde: The Classic Literary Maroon + Impressive! It's Everything that you'd expect and more!             Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)8 reviews Robert J. C. Young Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Political, Passionate, Engaging and Effective + Helpful book. + A brilliant book--it could change your life In the introduction the author tells us that "Postcolonialism is about turning the world upside down and looking at it from a different perspective, that is, from the perspective of the disenfranchised people, a majority of whom come from the developing world" (2). The author then proceeds to show ...             Train to Pakistan37 reviews Khushwant Singh Grove Press, 1994 A story with the backdrop of Indian partition holocast that displaced 20 million people and killed over a million + A sleepy town of Mano Majra + Outstanding Novel + Exceptional ! + Top example of romanticism in post-partition India             They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing21 reviews Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein W. W. Norton, 2005 And I say... + Food for illiterate people's thoughts + The best endorsement is that my students loved it. + Extremely Helpful For Academic Writing             Waiting for the Barbarians (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)76 reviews J. M. Coetzee Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Timeless and Timely + Miracles of Creation Too The Nobel Prize committee has a history of honoring writers with a strong political or social message. WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS (1980), Coetzee's short, approachable, but devastating fable about the abuse of power, must have played a major part in their decision to award him the prize in 2003. ...             The Joys of Motherhood (AWS African Writers Series)14 reviews Buchi Emecheta Heinemann, 1994 The Bitterness of Motherhood + A book you will not soon forget + Very illuminating + Un-Joys of Motherhood             Kanthapura2 reviews Raja Rao New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1967 The creation of the myth of The Mahatma + excellent story, innovative style This novel , if not anything else, clearly explains how the myth of Gandhi was created, not by Gandhiji himself but by his ardent followers who consciously (and deliberately) made a myth out of Gandhi. The insatnce of Jayramacharya is a very good example. We also get to know that Gandhi was ...