Post-socialist Literature

In 1991 the Soviet Union suddenly, and unexpectedly, fell apart. The newly independent republics of Central Asia, for the first time, had to pioneer a way forward beyond the politicized literature that the Soviet system had demanded. In this section, we see the choices authors have made about how to represent themselves and their communities going forward. Some have turned to the nation, others to faith and spirituality, while others still have embraced the post-colonial hybridity of their homes.