The Empire Writes Back was the first major theoretical account of a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the larger issues of post-colonial culture, and remains one of the most significant works published in this field. The authors, three leading figures in post-colonial studies, open up debates about the interrelationships of post-colonial literatures, investigate the powerful forces acting on language in the post-colonial text, and show how these texts constitute a radical critique of Eurocentric notions of literature and language.

This book is brilliant not only for its incisive analysis, but for its accessibility for readers new to the field. Now with an additional chapter and an updated bibliography, The Empire Writes Back is essential for contemporary post-colonial studies.

2002 is the 25th anniversary of the launch of the New Accents series. Routledge is celebrating by publishing new editions of 11 titles in the series

New Accents kick-started literary theory as an undergraduate discipline in the 1970s and launched the careers of many stars of literary theory

The first edition has sold over 27,000 copies in paperback

This is the first and arguably the most important work of post-colonial theory

This new edition includes a new final chapter and updated bibliographic references

New edition has a smart cover and new text design

More affordable at £9.99 in paperback

Post-colonial literature courses keep growing. They are now more popular than Shakespeare courses