World Literature Decentered

Ian Almond is Professor of World Literature at Georgetown University in Qatar. He is the author of six books, most recently Two Faiths, One Banner (2009) and The Thought of Nirad C. Chaudhuri (2015), and over 50 articles in a variety of journals. He specializes in comparative world literature, with a tri-continental emphasis on Mexico, Bengal and Turkey. His work has been translated into 13 languages. He has lived and worked in the Middle East (Qatar and Turkey) for over 15 years.

• Introduction. Circumventing the West. Chapter One. The Ghost Story: Hayalet, Fantasma, Bhut Chapter Two. The Hotel Narrative: Anayurt, Shahjahan, Isabel Chapter Three. Femicide Narratives: Mujer, Mohila, Kadın Chapter Four. Retelling Myth: Mito, Katha, Efsane Chapter Five. Melancholy: Monomora, Melancolía, HüzünChapter Six. The Orient: Şark, Prachi, OrienteConclusion. The Ten Percenters.

"World Literature Decentered is a vital, ambitious contribution to world-literary criticism that seeks to contribute to the radical democratization of ‘World Literature’ … its pliant readings … uncover how [World Literature is] both imprinted by and contributes to the larger patterns of imperialism and capitalist modernity." Sharae Deckard, Associate Professor in World Literature, University College Dublin"World Literature Decentered is an important and necessary corrective to the idea that World Literature is the province of the European, or the circulation of culture in the English and French Languages." Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis, USA