Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1912408201 ISBN 13 : 9781912408207

Editeur : Myriad Editions, 2019

Synopsis

Fifteen specially commissioned essays from distinguished authors explore the value of critical thinking, the power of the written word, and the resonance of literature in the twenty-first century.

Each explores the crucial place of the writer, past and present. Their work articulates 'brave new words' at the heart of battles against limitations on fundamental rights of citizenship, the closure of national borders, fake news, and an increasing reluctance to engage with critical democratic debate.

Contributors: Bernardine Evaristo, Githa Hariharan, Eva Hoffman, Romesh Gunesekera, James Kelman, Tabish Khair, Kei Miller, Blake Morrison, Mukoma wa Ngugi, Hsiao-Hung Pai, Olumide Popoola, Shivanee Ramlochan, Bina Shah, Raja Shehadeh and Marina Warner.

Published to celebrate 35 years of Wasafiri, the leading magazine of international literature, Brave New Words imagines writing across shifting and troubled borders, and diverse possibilities for living, working, and belonging together.

Brave New Words is edited by Susheila Nasta.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Susheila Nasta, MBE is Editor-in-Chief of Wasafiri, the magazine of international contemporary writing she founded in 1984. A literary activist, writer and presenter, she is Professor of Contemporary and Modern Literatures at Queen Mary, University of London and Professor Emeritus at the Open University. She has published widely on postcolonial and contemporary writing. She is co-editor of the first Cambridge History of Black and Asian British Writing (forthcoming 2019). Rukhsana Yasmin is Deputy Editor of Wasafiri. A former editor at Saqi Books, Profile Books, Serpent's Tail and Jacaranda, she was the winner of the 2012 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize for Women in Publishing and in 2014 was named a Bookseller Rising Star. She speaks frequently on diversity in publishing, Muslim literature and international writing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Myriad Editions
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912408201
• ISBN 13: 9781912408207
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Éditeur: Nasta Susheila
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible