Kompakte Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten namhafter Autorinnen und Autoren verschiedener Kulturen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Hintergrund der Short Stories ist die Entwicklung Großbritanniens vom British Empire zu einer multikulturellen Gesellschaft.
Inhalt:
The British Empire: Colonial Encounters
J. Conrad: An Outpost of ProgressS. Maugham: The Force of CircumstanceG. Orwell: Shooting an Elephant
The Commonwealth of Nations: Cross-Cultural Experiences
D.Lessing: The Second HutR.K.Narayan: A Horse and two GoatsC.Achebe: Dead Men's Peath
Modern Britain: Postcolonial Consequences
M.Spark: The Black MadonnaQ.Shahraz: A Pair of JeansH.Kureishi: My Son the FanaticS.Rushdie: Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies
Inhalt:
The British Empire: Colonial Encounters
J. Conrad: An Outpost of ProgressS. Maugham: The Force of CircumstanceG. Orwell: Shooting an Elephant
The Commonwealth of Nations: Cross-Cultural Experiences
D.Lessing: The Second HutR.K.Narayan: A Horse and two GoatsC.Achebe: Dead Men's Peath
Modern Britain: Postcolonial Consequences
M.Spark: The Black MadonnaQ.Shahraz: A Pair of JeansH.Kureishi: My Son the FanaticS.Rushdie: Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies