Criticism on works by writers such as Jean Rhys, V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie, is discussed to illustrate the themes and concepts essential to an understanding of postcolonial literature and the development of criticism in the field
Looking at the ways in which the veil is used in literature, and its representations in writing from the East and the West, Grace shows how veiling has come to stand for both oppression and resistance.
By using autobiography as a means of expression, many postcolonial writers were able to describe their experiences in the face of the denial of personal expression for centuries.
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