The Penguin Book of Migration Literature: Departures, Arrivals, Generations, Returns

ISBN-13: 9780143133384 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str.

Dohra Ahmad; Dohra Ahmad; Edwidge Danticat

Recenzje

Well-curated collection The breadth of Ahmad's selections is impressive This is a first-rate starting point for exploring migration literature and is almost certain to be taught in schools in the near future. Don't miss the Suggestions for Further Reading and Viewing at the back of the text, which is also excellently curated A welcome, pocket-sized introduction to migration literature.
Kirkus

The diversity of viewpoints and genres makes for an invaluable introduction to the personal dimensions of global immigration.
Booklist  

Migrant voices echo with wit, nostalgia and at times startling poignancy in The Penguin Book of Migration Literature [Ahmad s] introduction reads with a prophet s passion and an academic s sense of order . The affecting power of The Penguin Book of Migration Literature is in its intimacies and observations
Los Angeles Times

Editor Dohra Ahmad has curated a challenging and insightful collection that attempts to reveal the myriad ways of experiencing human movement forced migration and exile are only a part of this story, albeit an important one ( ) By presenting history as human stories, it acts as a gateway to empathy and understanding. The collection succeeds where politicians, international organizations, and even journalists sometimes fail because it reminds us of our common humanity. This thoughtful and provoking anthology from Penguin deserves its spot as the new cornerstone text for anyone interested in migration indeed, the human condition today.
Words Without Borders, selected as a Favorite International Read from 2019

O autorze

Dohra Ahmad is professor of English at St. John's University. She is the author of Landscapes of Hope: Anti-Colonial Utopianism in America (2009) and editor of Rotten English: A Literary Anthology (2007).

Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah Book Club selection; Krik? Krak!; a National Book Award finalist, The Farming of Bones; The Dew Breaker; Create Dangerously; Claire of the Sea Light; and the forthcoming Everything Inside. She is also the editor of The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States, The Best American Essays 2011, Haiti Noir, and Haiti Noir 2. Her memoir, Brother, I'm Dying, was a 2007 finalist for the National Book Award and a 2008 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. She is a 2009 MacArthur fellow.