Best of Black & Asian Brit LIT

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London Calling: How Black and Asian Writers Imagined a City
1.  London Calling: How Black and Asian Writers Imagined a City by Sukhdev Sandhu
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  "Study of black Londoners. Accessible. Fun"
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A History of Black and Asian Writing in Britain, 1700-2000
2.  A History of Black and Asian Writing in Britain, 1700-2000 by C. L. Innes
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  "Very wideranging and authoritative"
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Home Truths: Fictions of the South Asian Diaspora in Britain
3.  Home Truths: Fictions of the South Asian Diaspora in Britain by Susheila Nasta
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  "First book on Asian Lit in Britain. Recommended"
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Black British Literature: Novels of Transformation
4.  Black British Literature: Novels of Transformation by Mark Stein
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  "How Black and Asian writers changed Britain"
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Minaret
5.  Minaret by Leila Aboulela
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  "Abouleila is here to stay"
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The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 13: 1948-2000: The Internationalization of English Literature: 1948-2000 - The Internationalization of English Literature Vol 13
6.  The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 13: 1948-2000: The Internationalization of English Literature: 1948-2000 - The Internationalization of English Literature Vol 13 by Bruce King
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  "Good place to start"
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Dwelling Places: Postwar Black British Writing
7.  Dwelling Places: Postwar Black British Writing by James Procter
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  "Reads key texts in an orignal way"
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White Teeth
8.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith
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  "Still one of the best novels"
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A Distant Shore
9.  A Distant Shore by Caryl Phillips
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  "Challenging take on people trafficking and interracial relationships"
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Brick Lane
10.  Brick Lane by Monica Ali
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  "Good read, yes, but the hype about it spoiled the book for me"
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The Satanic Verses
11.  The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
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  "controversial but very good"
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The Buddha of Suburbia
12.  The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
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  "FUNtastic and still going strong"
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London Crossings: A Biography of Black Britain (Literature, Culture, and Identity)
13.  London Crossings: A Biography of Black Britain (Literature, Culture, and Identity) by Mike Phillips
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  "Focuses on black London--very good"
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Small Island
14.  Small Island by Andrea Levy
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  "Levy is a winner -- her best book yet"
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A Reader's Guide to West Indian and Black British Literature
15.  A Reader's Guide to West Indian and Black British Literature by David Dabydeen
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  "Very readable and wideranging, one of the 1st in this area"
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Imagining London: Postcolonial Fiction and the Transnational Metropolis
16.  Imagining London: Postcolonial Fiction and the Transnational Metropolis by John Clement Ball
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  "Focus on postcolonial London -- this seems THE thing now"
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Postcolonial London: Rewriting the Metropolis
17.  Postcolonial London: Rewriting the Metropolis by John McLeod
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  "Study of black Londoners. Looks good"
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Desertion
18.  Desertion by Abdulrazak Gurnah
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  "Gurnah is an excellent writer and this is his newest novel"
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WRITE BLACK, WRITE BRITISH: From Post Colonial to Black British Literature
19.  WRITE BLACK, WRITE BRITISH: From Post Colonial to Black British Literature by Kadija Sesay
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  "New collection featuring several young essayists. Break new ground."
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Black British Writing
20.  Black British Writing by R. Victoria Arana
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  "New Collection of essays. Will read it soon"
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Writing Across Worlds: Contemporary Writers Talk
21.  Writing Across Worlds: Contemporary Writers Talk by Susheila Nasta
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  "Interviews with key writers, very readable, very useful"
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Writing Black Britain, 1948-98: An Interdisciplinary Anthology
22.  Writing Black Britain, 1948-98: An Interdisciplinary Anthology by James Procter
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  "Excellent anthology of stories, poems, essays"
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Hanif Kureishi (Writers & Their Work)
23.  Hanif Kureishi (Writers & Their Work) by Ruvani Ranasinha
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  "Short but thorough study of Kureishi"
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Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture (Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture)
24.  Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture (Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture) by Alison Donnell
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  "Costly, but good when you're doing an essay"
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Black British Feminism: A Reader
25.  Black British Feminism: A Reader by Heidi Safia Mirza
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  "Eye-opener, strongly recommended"
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