Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism: Diversity and the Millennial London Novel

Introduction: Backgrounds: Facts and Fictions of Multicultural London 1. Multiculturalism and the Work of Hanif Kureishi 2. 'Fold the paper and pass it on': Andrea Levy's London Fiction 3. Multicultural London in Zadie Smith's White Teeth : a Celebration of Unpredictability and Uncertainty? 4. Permanence and Transience: Monica Ali's Brick Lane (2003) and In The Kitchen (2009) 5. Mis-marketing Multiculturalism? Gautam Malkani's Londonstani (2006) 6. London as a Safe Haven? Asylum, Immigration and Missing Fingers in Chris Cleave's The Other Hand (2008) and Brian Chikwava's Harare North (2009) 7. London as a 'Brutal', 'Hutious' City: Stephen Kelman's Pigeon English (2011) 8. Coda: The Prophet's Graveyard Notes Bibliography Index