Paradoxes of Postcolonial Culture -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Touchstones -- 2. The Exuberance of Immigration: Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine -- 3. The Shock of Arrival: Meena Alexander, Fault Lines -- 4. Alienation and Narration: Sara Suleri, Meatless Days -- 5. Floating Myths: Sunetra Gupta, Moonlight into Marzipan -- 6. A Short Story about the Italian Empire: From Fascist Propaganda to Postcolonial Representations -- 7. Daughters of Empire: Métissage and Hyphenated Identities: Erminia dell'Oro and Maria Abbebù Viarengo -- 8. Living in Translation: Ribka Sibhatu, Aulò: Canto-Poesia dall'Eritrea -- 9. Voices in Pain: Once We Were Warriors: Sirad S. Hassan, Sette Gocce di Sangue -- 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- CHAPTER 6 -- CHAPTER 7 -- CHAPTER 8 -- CHAPTER 9 -- CHAPTER 10 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.