Tabish Khair - The Gothic, Postcolonialism and Otherness. Ghosts from Elsewhere [2009][A]

Book Description
A lucid intervention in current debates about identity and difference, this book uses the concept of Otherness to look again at both Gothic fiction and Postcolonialism.

Reviews
'This is a fascinating, diverse and rich book which combines across the Gothic and the postcolonial in its concern with varieties of colonial and imperial Gothic 'Other', at different times, introducing a focus on the "war on terror" as a topical "hook." Khair places the foreign Other as a central function in the Gothic in texts set both in Britain and the ex-colonies, particularly in the Caribbean, where British influence is revealed as frequently demonic.' - Gina Wisker, Head of the Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Brighton, UK

'This is a very important book. But, before I attempt to describe some of this importance, I should also register that it is a joy to read: it is eloquent in ways which constantly surprise, yet should not, since its author is, as well as a critic, a poet and writer of fiction. The writing here is adventurous yet lucid, full of critical detail yet admirably concise...In conclusion: I found this a brilliant and most exciting book. In the subtitle, 'Ghosts from Elsewhere', I have no idea where this particular 'elsewhere' might be but perhaps that is the point.' - David Punter, Gothic Studies

About the Author
TABISH KHAIR was born and educated mostly in India, and is a poet, novelist, critic and childrens writer. Winner of the All India Poetry Prize and short-listed for the Encore Award, he has been awarded fellowships at Oxford University, UK, Baptist University of Hong Kong and JMI (Delhi). He teaches at Aarhus University, Denmark.