 | Tropes and Territories: Short Fiction, Postcolonial Readings, Canadian Writings in Context Subjects: Short stories Canadian (English) -- History and criticism; Short stories Commonwealth (English) -- History and criticism; Canadian fiction (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Commonwealth fiction (English) -- 20th century -- History and; Postcolonial and Commonwealth literary scholarship has tended to emphasize the novel. Tropes and Territories is the first book to focus on modern short fiction, including Métis narratives, Maori myth, and stories by Mansfield, Frame, Munro, Rushdie, MacLeod, Gallant, Narayan, Jarman, and King. While Canadian writers and writings are central, contributors also consider South Pacific, South Asian, and Caribbean stories. Marta Dvorák is professor, Canadian and Commonwealth literatures, Sorbonne Nouvelle, and the co-editor of Carol Shields and the Extra-Ordinary. W.H. New is Killam University Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, and the author of several |
