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Post-War British Literature and the "End of Empire" by Matthew Whittle
English | PDF | 2016 | 227 Pages | ISBN : 1137540133 | 1.9 MB
This book examines literary texts by British colonial servant and settler writers, including Anthony Burgess, Graham Greene, William Golding, and Alan Sillitoe, who depicted the impact of decolonization in the newly independent colonies and at home in Britain. The end of the British Empire was one of the most significant and transformative events in twentieth-century history, marking the beginning of a new world order and having an indelible impact on British culture and society.