Autobiographical impostures, once they come to light, appear to us as outrageous, scandalous. They confuse lived and textual identity (the person in the world and the character in the text) and call i
Salaita (English, Virginia Tech) offers both an introduction to and critical analysis of, current Arab American fiction. Written for students and literary critics, the study is organized around common
Out of Bounds focuses on the crucial role that conceptions of iconic colonial Indian spaces—jungles, cantonments, cities, hill stations, bazaars, clubs—played in the literary and social production of
Out of Bounds focuses on the crucial role that conceptions of iconic colonial Indian spaces, jungles, cantonments, cities, hill stations, bazaars, clubs, played in the literary and social production o
A woman living and communicating in multiple lands, Susana Ch?vez-Silverman conveys her cultural and linguistic displacement in humorous, bittersweet, and even tangible ways in this truly bilingual l
"A trove of well-wrought, luminous, soul-bracing gifts." -Thomas Lynch (on the 2010 edition) With selection chosen from a vast range of journals and magazines, The Best Spiritual Writing 2011 gathers
A new edition of the authoritative and appealing anthology, comprised of the finest culinary prose from the past year’s books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Web sites. With food writi
Writing is an active process that helps students develop higher order thinking skills. The practical yet fun-filled writing strategies in this series encourage students to expand their thinking proces
Writing is an active process that helps students develop higher order thinking skills. The practical yet fun-filled writing strategies in this series encourage students to expand their thinking proces
Writing is an active process that helps students develop higher order thinking skills. The practical yet fun-filled writing strategies in this series encourage students to expand their thinking proces
In this moving and funny memoir, award-winning playwright Guillermo Reyes untangles his life as the secretly illegitimate son of a Chilean immigrant to the United State and as a young man struggling w
This book explores the effectiveness of the workshop in the Creative Writing classroom, and looks beyond the question of whether or not the workshop works to address the issue of what an altered peda
This book explores the effectiveness of the workshop in the Creative Writing Classroom, and looks beyond the question of whether or not the Workshop works a address the issues of what an altered pedag
This is a rarity in contemporary writing, a truly bilingual enterprise, as in Susana Ch?vez-Silverman’s previous memoir, Killer Cr￠nicas. Ch?vez-Silverman switches between English and Spanish,
"Richard Stern is a literary treasure."---Scott Turow"Stern's new miscellany reveals a literary mind of the first order, thinking in elegant prose about dozens of interesting subjects."---Philip Roth"
Why are the fields of science and technology still considered to be predominantly male professions? The Madame Curie Complex moves beyond the most common explanations—limited access to professional tr
Sometimes old flames burn the brightestFunny, sophisticated, and wise,?this heartfelt book?is a coming-of-middle-age story about girlfriends when you are no longer a girl, growing up when you are alre
Murder is rampant in Early Victorian London. Detective Inspector Newsome of the new Detective Force decides to recruit a recently-apprehended master criminal to help bring the culprits to justice. A p
Like the author of this remarkable collection of thirteen linked stories,the protagonist, Nadia, was born and raised in Egypt, educated in England,and immigrated to the United States. Samia Serageldin
Treasured in the Arab-American literary community, Through and Through is a collection of ten broadly interrelated stories originally published in 1990. One of the first books of modern Arab American
Writing Poetry combines an accessible introduction to the essential elements of the craft, with a critical awareness of its historical, ideological and aesthetic underpinnings. The authors argue that
Carter (architecture, building, and planning, U. of Melbourne Australia) presents a treatise on cartography and architecture, arguing that the straight lines they comprise and the philosophies behind
In this poignant tribute to her mother, Gottlieb (d. 2007), an author of literary criticism/visual artist who taught at McGill University and other schools in Montreal, chronicles the experiences of t
After surviving the Ravensbruck concentration camp for women near Berlin, Krause (1907-2001) and her husband later suffered persecution under the new socialist republic of East Germany. Only after the
Exploring writing as a practice, Amanda Boulter argues that the writer should be open to ideas and learning that might expand creative possibilities. Boulter draws from the work of writers, critics, a
Teaching Poetry Writing: A Five Canon Approach is a comprehensive alternative to the full-class workshop approach to poetry writing instruction. In the five canon approach, peer critique of student po
163256: A Memoir of Resistance is Michael Englishman’s astonishing story of courage, resourcefulness, and moral fibre as a Dutch Jew during World War II and its aftermath, from the Nazi occupation of
Computer key-stroke logging is an exciting development in writing research methodology allowing analysis of revisions and pauses in the online writing process. Key-stroke logging is a dynamic area of
Postcolonizing the International brings post-colonialism directly into engagement with contemporary international studies, while at the same time reflecting back on the discourse, noting certain blind
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get throug
For readers planning to spend time in a foreign locale, wanting to reminisce about a favorite trip, or just plain interested in the world, The Best Travel Writing 2006 provides over 25 of the best tra
Banned within hours of publication in her native Mauritius for enraging fundamentalists, Lindsey Collen’s pathbreaking The Rape of Sita went on to win the prestigious Commonwealth Prize for Best Novel
This volume describes in detail teaching philosophies, curricular structures, research approaches and organizational models used in European countries. It offers concrete teaching strategies and examp
What is memory, and where is it stored in the body? Can a room be symbolic of a lifetime? Memories are like layers of your skin or layers of paint on a canvas. In The Queen of Peace Room, Magie Domi
Unfolding in 1991 South Africa, at the moment of Nelson Mandela’s release, this novel explores the underground world of activists, spies, and saboteurs in the liberation movement—a world seldom reveal
The life of a remarkable Adirondack J woman (model, journalist, and poet) provides readers with a unique insider's view—drawn from diaries and primary material published here for th
