Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-215) and index.
Contents
Postcolonial criticism and the work of fiction -- 1. Colonialism and colonial discourse -- Racism, realism and the question of historical context -- "Race', reading and identification -- Representation, representativity and 'minor' literatures -- Writing and voice: women, nationalism and the literary self -- Conclusion: Literature and the work of criticism -- Afterword: Theory and relativism (Fanon's position).
