Volume 1, Issue 1, November 2008
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Letter from the Editor:
Welcome to Transnational Literature, a freely accessible, fully refereed international e-journal published twice a year by the Humanities Research Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. In the first issue, we offer an eclectic collection of material. We have articles on William Burroughs and Salman Rushdie, and an international symposium on a fundamental question of concern to us all, ‘Does Literature Exist?’. This symposium grew from an essay by Robert Lumsden, and includes contributions from six literary scholars from Australia, America and Asia. I hope that readers might be inspired to continue the conversation in future issues.
Also included are poems from an Australian living in the Middle East as well as two established Adelaide poets, and an autobiographical essay from an American of German origin. To round out the picture, we include seven book reviews on a variety of publications, including fiction, poetry and literary criticism from Australia, Africa and Thailand.
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Contents page and editor's letter for Volume 1, no. 1, November 2008
(2008-11)Contents page and editor's letter for Volume 1, no. 1 of Transnational Literature, November 2008. -
Contributors, Volume 1, Number 1
(2008-11-18)List of contributors to 'Transnational Literature', Volume 1 no. 1, November 2008. -
A Cautionary Note
(2008-11-18)A professor's note to a young colleague concerning his use of critical jargon. -
Does Literature Exist? A Transnational Symposium
(2008-11-18)Six literary scholars discuss the meaning of literature, and the nature of literary criticism. -
‘The Way OUT is the Way IN’: Junk and the Subversion of the Nation/Symptom in William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch
(2008-11-17)In his introduction to a collection of work entitled Man at Leisure by the author of Young Adam and Cain’s Book Alexander Trocchi, William Burroughs described its author as a ‘cosmonaut of inner space’. In so doing Burroughs ... -
Review of 'Dougie's Ton' by Syd Harrex.
(2008-11-17)Review of 'Dougie's Ton and 99 Other Sonnets' by Syd Harrex. -
Two Poems
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Review of 'Bessie Head: The Road of Peace of Mind: A Critical Appreciation' by Joyce Johnson.
(2008-11-13)Review of 'Bessie Head: The Road of Peace of Mind: A Critical Appreciation' by Joyce Johnson. -
Three Poems
(2008-11-13)Three poems by Deb Matthews-Zott, 'Letter to an English Aunt', 'Miss Wiley Visits Springwood', and 'Love Poetry'. -
Almost Memories / Almost True Stories
(2008-11-10)Dagmar Barnouw's autobiographical essay about life as a refugee in a small German village in the American zone immediately after World War Two. -
Review of 'The Time We Have Taken' by Steven Carroll
(2008-11-07)Review of Steven Carroll's novel 'The Time We Have Taken', with reference to the earlier novels in the trilogy, 'The Art of the Engine Driver' and 'The Gift of Speed'. -
Review of 'Song for Night' by Chris Abani
(2008-11-07)Review of Nigerian author Chris Abani's novel 'Song for Night'. -
Review of 'Deception' by Michael Meehan
(2008-11-07)Review of Michael Meehan's novel 'Deception'. -
Review of 'Avenue of Eternal Peace' by Nicholas Jose.
(2008-11-07)Review of a new edition from Wakefield Press of Nicholas Jose's novel 'Avenue of Eternal Peace' (1989). -
Linguistic Experiments in Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
(2008-11-07)The popularity of Salman Rushdie's novel 'Midnight’s Children' (1981) rests on two things: the innovative use of English as a language, and the fantastic representation of history. While Rushdie resorts to the use of ... -
Review of 'Obiter Ficta' and 'Grandnephew's Treachery
(2008-11-07)Review of two books published by the Humanities and Allied Researches Press, Thailand, 'Obiter Ficta' and 'Grandnephew's Treachery', by an anonymous author.