Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now by Nasta, Susheila

Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now

Each of the 15 essays explores the crucial place of the writer, past and present. Their work...
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Author: Susheila Nasta
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Language: English
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Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now by Nasta, Susheila

Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now

$34.28

Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now

$34.28
Author: Susheila Nasta
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Each of the 15 essays 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. The 15 contributors are: Jay Bernard; Bernardine Evaristo; Kevin Eze; Romesh Gunesekera; Eva Hoffman; James Kelman; Tabish Khair; Kei Miller; Blake Morrison; Hsiao-Hung Pai; Olumide Popoola; Shivanee Ramlochan; Bina Shah; Raja Shehadeh; Marina Warner.

Author: Susheila Nasta
Publisher: Myriad Editions
Published: 03/31/2020
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781912408207

About the Author
Nasta, Susheila: - 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).Yasmin, Rukhsana: - 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.

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