MULTICULTURAL FICTION

Multicultural fiction features authentic cultures, ethnic groups and characters that are new or unfamiliar to the reader. "The term 'multiculturalism' originates in education, springing from recent curriculum changes in the U.S. public schools that give more attention to history and literature from outside of Anglo-Saxon Europe" (Harold Underdown, http://www.underdown.org/multicul.htm.  The diversity of people in the United States and an increased interest in cultures and countries far away has resulted in an ever increasing number of novels and stories being published which authentically represent other cultures and peoples.  

2. A Overview of the Multicultural Fiction Genre

Multicultural Fiction Overview Powerpoint presentation (.ppt)

3. Provo City Library Multicultural Fiction Genre Study

Multicultural Fiction Genre Study Acrobat Reader (.pdf)

Multicultural Fiction Genre Study Microsoft Word (.doc)

4. Links to Book and Author Lists

Salt Lake City Library's multicultural author list

Salt Lake City Library's World Cultures booklists.  These lists include fiction, nonfiction and children's to adult titles from various geographical areas.

Multicultural booklists presented by St. Charles Public Library

Words Without Borders, the Online magazine for International Literature

5.  Provo City Library Booklists

Middle East (includes both fiction and nonfiction)

Multicultural Fiction for Teens