Postliberalization Indian Novels in English (eBook, PDF)

Politics of Global Reception and Awards
Redaktion: Iqbal Viswamohan, Aysha

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Produktbeschreibung

Postliberalization Indian Novels in English: Politics of Global Reception and Awards is a critical handbook that focuses on trends in contemporary Indian novels and discusses the global reception of these works. The volume provides a systematic approach to the study of Indian novelists that have not been (with certain exceptions) extensively examined.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857283061
• Artikelnr.: 44360774

Autorenporträt

Edited by Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Preface – Tabish Khair
Introduction
1. A Maverick-Scholar: The Writings of Pankaj Mishra – A. N. Dwivedi
2. Commodification of Post-Rushdie Indian Novels in English: Kunal Basu and the Politics of Decanonization – Angshuman Kar
3. Marketing Lad Lit, Creating Bestsellers: The Importance of Being Chetan Bhagat – Aysha Viswamohan
4. Vikas Swarup: Writing India in Global Time – Chinmoy Banerjee
5. “The God of Small Things”: Arundhati Roy’s “Made in India” Bookerboiler  – Chinna Devi Sangadi
6. Aravind Adiga: The White Elephant? Postliberalization, the Politics of Reception and the Globalization of Literary Prizes – John Masterson
7. The Multinational’s Song: The Global Reception of M. G. Vassanji – Laura Moss
8. Shreds of Indianness: Identity and Representation in Manju Kapur’s The Immigrant – Letizia Alterno
9. Inside “The Temple of Modern Desire”: Re-Collecting and Re-Locating Bombay – Maria Ridda
10. Tabish Khair: Marketing Compulsions and Artistic Integrity – Om  Prakash Dwivedi
11. Rohinton Mistry and the Can-Lit Imperative – Patricia Gruben
12. Amitav Ghosh: The Indian Architect of a Postnational Utopia – Sajalkumar Bhattacharya
13. Here, There and Everywhere: A Review of Vikram Seth’s  Multiple  Literary Constituencies – Mala Pandurang
14. Whatever Happened to Kaavya Viswanathan? – Shaleena Koruth
15. Of Win and Loss: Kiran Desai’s Global Storytelling – Sara Duana Meyer
16. Immigrant Desires: Narratives of the Indian Diaspora by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni – Tutun Mukherjee
Glossary
List of Contributors
Bibliography
Index