Reading New India Post-Millennial Indian Fiction in English
, by Dawson Varughese, E.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781441185402 | 1441185402
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/14/2013
Reading New Indiais an insightful exploration of contemporary Indian writing in English. Exploring the work of such writers as Aravind Adiga (author of the Man-Booker Prize winningWhite 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. Reading New India covers such topics as:Representations of the city - from Mumbai to CalcuttaYoung India - from Chick Lit to Blog NovelsGenre fiction - crime novels, science fiction and fantasyBollywood adaptations and Graphic Novels.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.