Sandra Ponzanesi is Assistant Professor and Research Fellow of Gender and Postcolonial Studies at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Touchstones 2 The Exuberance of Immigration: Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine 3 The Shock of Arrival: Meena Alexander, Fault Lines 4 Alienation and Narration: Sara Suleri, Meatless Days 5 Floating Myths: Sunetra Gupta, Moonlight into Marzipan 6 A Short Story about the Italian Empire: From Fascist Propaganda to Postcolonial Representations 7 Daughters of Empire: Métissage and Hyphenated Identities: Erminia dell'Oro and Maria Abbebù Viarengo 8 Living in Translation: Ribka Sibhatu, Aulò: Canto-Poesia dall'Eritrea 9 Voices in Pain: Once We Were Warriors: Sirad S. Hassan, Sette Gocce di Sangue 10 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Sandra Ponzanesi is Assistant Professor and Research Fellow of Gender and Postcolonial Studies at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Touchstones 2 The Exuberance of Immigration: Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine 3 The Shock of Arrival: Meena Alexander, Fault Lines 4 Alienation and Narration: Sara Suleri, Meatless Days 5 Floating Myths: Sunetra Gupta, Moonlight into Marzipan 6 A Short Story about the Italian Empire: From Fascist Propaganda to Postcolonial Representations 7 Daughters of Empire: Métissage and Hyphenated Identities: Erminia dell'Oro and Maria Abbebù Viarengo 8 Living in Translation: Ribka Sibhatu, Aulò: Canto-Poesia dall'Eritrea 9 Voices in Pain: Once We Were Warriors: Sirad S. Hassan, Sette Gocce di Sangue 10 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Sandra Ponzanesi is Assistant Professor and Research Fellow of Gender and Postcolonial Studies at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Touchstones 2 The Exuberance of Immigration: Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine 3 The Shock of Arrival: Meena Alexander, Fault Lines 4 Alienation and Narration: Sara Suleri, Meatless Days 5 Floating Myths: Sunetra Gupta, Moonlight into Marzipan 6 A Short Story about the Italian Empire: From Fascist Propaganda to Postcolonial Representations 7 Daughters of Empire: Métissage and Hyphenated Identities: Erminia dell'Oro and Maria Abbebù Viarengo 8 Living in Translation: Ribka Sibhatu, Aulò: Canto-Poesia dall'Eritrea 9 Voices in Pain: Once We Were Warriors: Sirad S. Hassan, Sette Gocce di Sangue 10 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index