Unhomely England in Post-Imperial British Novels

This book investigates the nature of 'home' and nation in post-imperial British novels, which deal with the loss of Empire and its uncanny presence 'at home'.

Soody Gholami received a PhD from Birkbeck College, University of London. She has been awarded the Open Society University Network (OSUN) Residential Fellowship as part of the Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative and her post-doctorate project is 'Decolonizing the Curriculum in Post-Brexit Britain'.

Introduction 1. The 'Mother Country' in Marina Warner's Indigo 2. Shakespeare and Black Britons in Caryl Phillips' The Nature of Blood 3. Trespassing the Vicarage Grounds: Julian Barnes's Arthur & George 4. The Council Home in Zadie Smith's NW Conclusion. Index