Dawson Varughese: Reading New India

Dawson Varughese, Emma:
Reading New India : Post-millennial Indian Fiction in English / E. Dawson Varughese. - London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013. - viii, 189 S.
ISBN 978-1-441-18540-2
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DDC: 823.9209954

Beschreibung
Reading New India is an insightful exploration of contemporary Indian writing in English. Exploring the work of such writers as Aravind Adiga (author of the Man-Booker Prize winning White Tiger), Usha K.R. and Taseer, the book looks at how the 'new' India has been recreated and defined in an English Language literature that is now reaching a global audience. The book describes how Indian fiction has moved beyond notions of 'postcolonial' writing to reflect an increasingly confident and diverse cultures.
   Including a chronological time-line of major social, cultural and political reforms, biographies of the major authors covered, further reading and a glossary of Hindi terms, this book is an essential guide for students of contemporary world literature and postcolonial writing. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Preface. ix
Acknowledgements. x
1. INTRODUCTION: FROM POSTCOLONIAL INDIA TO NEW INDIA. 1
   1.1 'Indianness' since Independence. 1
   1.2 Literary 'Indianness'. 5
   1.3 New India, a New Canon. 13
2. URBAN SCAPES. 25
   2.1 Bangalore. 28
   2.2 Mumbai. 35
3. CHICK LIT TO CRICK LIT. 41
   3.1 Chick Lit. 41
   3.2 Crick Lit. 58
4. YOUNG INDIA. 71
   4.1 Call Centres and Corporate Lives. 71
   4.2 MSM. 85
5. CRIME WRITING. 101
   5.1 Female Detectives. 104
   5.2 Difference and Death. 108
6. FANTASY AND EPIC NARRATIVE. 115
   6.1 New [Fantastical] India. 117
   6.2 Bharati Fantasy or Historical Fiction? 123
7. GRAPHIC NOVELS. 137
   7.1 'Post-Liberalized India'. 140
   7.2 Conflict. 141
Conclusion: New/Old Stories in Old/New Ways? 145
References. 153
Further Reading. 156
Glossary. 157
Chronological Timeline. 160
Author Biographies. 161
Index. 187

Autorin
E. Dawson Varughese, author of Beyond The Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature (2012) is an experienced field researcher of world literature in English. She is the editor of numerous anthologies of short stories from such countries as Cameroon, Uganda and Malaysia. See her work at: www.beyondthepostcolonial.com/.

Quellen: Bloomsbury; WorldCat; Bookbutler
Bildquelle: Bloomsbury
Bibliographie: [1]

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