Match List I with List II

List I	List II
[A] The empire writes back	[I] 1990
[B] Nation and narration	[II] 1993
[C] Culture and imperialism	[III] 1989
[D] The twice born fiction	[IV] 1971

The correct option is A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV.

To understand why this match is correct, we can look at the publication history and authorship of each of the literary works listed in List I:

• [A] The Empire Writes Back matches with [III] 1989:
Subtitled Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures, this foundational text in postcolonial studies was co-authored by Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin, and was published in 1989.

• [B] Nation and Narration matches with [I] 1990:
This collection of critical essays that explores the cultural and narrative foundations of nationhood was edited by the prominent theorist Homi K. Bhabha and published in 1990.

• [C] Culture and Imperialism matches with [II] 1993:
Written by the influential literary critic and public intellectual Edward Said as a follow-up to his famous work Orientalism, this book examines the relationship between culture and Western imperialism. It was published in 1993.

• [D] The Twice Born Fiction matches with [IV] 1971:
Subtitled Themes and Techniques of the Indian Novel in English, this seminal work of literary criticism on Indian English novels was written by Meenakshi Mukherjee and published in 1971.

Aligning these matches leads directly to the combination: A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV.