Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism Diversity and the Millenni

Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism analyses novels of the late 20th and early 21st centuries that explore ethnic and cultural diversity in London. It contributes to key, ongoing debates in literary and cultural studies and, in particular, to debate

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Michael Perfect

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Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism

10.1057/9781137307125 - Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism, Michael Perfect

10.1057/9781137307125 - Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism, Michael Perfect

Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to New York University - Waldmann Dental Library - PalgraveConnect - 2015-01-11

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Diversity and the Millennial London Novel Michael Perfect

10.1057/9781137307125 - Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism, Michael Perfect

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Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism

© Michael Perfect 2014

No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–1–137–30711–8 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perfect, Michael, 1982– author. Contemporary fictions of multiculturalism : diversity and the millennial London novel / Michael Perfect. pages cm Summary: “London is one of the most diverse cities in human history. While its multicultural character has been widely celebrated in recent decades – by writers of fiction as much as by anyone – more recently multiculturalism has been said to have ‘failed’, or to have never really existed in the first place. How have recent works of fiction engaged with London’s multiculturalism, and could that multiculturalism itself be regarded as a kind