Rotten English: A Literary Anthology by Dohra Ahmad

Rotten English: A Literary Anthology

By:
Dohra Ahmad
Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Poetry
Published:
2007

“Rotten English” spans the globe to offer an overview of the best non-standard English writing of the past two centuries, with a focus on the most recent decades. The book collects the poetry, essays, short stories, and novels of the best in global vernacular writing from Mark Twain to Junot Diaz.

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