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The End of Empire in Kim Edwards’ “The Invitation”

Set in post-Colonial Malaysia, Kim Edwards’ short story “The Invitation,”* which appears in her 1997 collection of stories, The Secrets of the Fire King, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, beautifully illustrates the corrosive effects of lingering imperialist attitudes through … Continue reading

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