Oppositional Aesthetics

In these closely argued essays, taking examples from writing and film, Mukherjee considers the place of the third world person--both as artistic creator and as a subject of artistic endeavour--in the West. This important work includes detailed and original considerations of the works of David Lean, Michael Ondaatje, MG Vassanji, Earle Birney, Rohinton Mistry, Neil Bissoondath, Dionne Brand, and numerous others.