The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 1

Key differences between 9th and 8th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous publications: 9 years (2014 vs 2005).
• The new editorial team led by Martin Puchner of Harvard University.
• Every section of the anthology contains new and interesting selections, while retaining the most-often-taught works from editions past.
• Among the authors new to the Ninth Edition are Seamus Heaney, V. S. Naipaul, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Bessie Head, Jamaica Kincaid, Toni Morrison, Isabel Allende, Junot Díaz, Roberto Bolaño, and J. M. Coetzee.
• The maps are all brand-new.