Anglophone Authors from Various Diasporas

This document supplements the existing list of authors producing literary works of interest to postcolonialism. It comprises diasporic authors living in countries not currently covered in the postcolonial web, for example writers in the United States belonging to the African, Indian, and Chinese diasporas. Please note that there is also a separate list of Singaporean authors who fit into the theme of diaspora.

• Jessica Hagedorn
• Tanuja Desai Hidier
• Maxine Hong Kingston
• Jhumpa Lahiri
• Toni Morrison
• Bharati Mukherjee
• Gloria Naylor
• Yemi D. Ogunyemi (outide the Postcolonial Web)
• Lasksmi Persaud
• Ishmael Reed
• Salman Rushdie
• Han Suyin
• Amy Tan
• Monique Truong
• Alice Walker