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Cover design: Lisa Roberts

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Mufti, Aamir, author.

     Forget English! : Orientalisms and world literatures / Aamir R. Mufti.

             pages cm

     Includes bibliographical references and index.

   1. Literature and society.   2.  Politics and literature.   3.  English literature—History and criticism.   4.  Literature—History and criticism.   5.  Oriental literature (English)—History and criticism.   6.  Developing countries–Intellectual life.   I.  Title.

     PN98.P64M84 2015

     809-dc23

2015034400