A History of Indian Literature in English |
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| Editor:
| Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-12810-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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From Ram Mohan Ray to Arundhati Roy, two hundred years of Indian literature in English are covered in essays by experts including Sunil Khilnani, Ramachandra Guha, Sudesh Mishra, and Amit Chaudhuri. Spanning a period from 1800 to the present, this collection of historical essays covers the canonical Indian poets, novelists, and dramatists writing in English-names like Rudyard Kipling, Rabrindanath Tagore, R.K. Narayan, and Salman Rushdie-as well as lesser-known literary...
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From Ram Mohan Ray to Arundhati Roy, two hundred years of Indian literature in English are covered in essays by experts including Sunil Khilnani, Ramachandra Guha, Sudesh Mishra, and Amit Chaudhuri. Spanning a period from 1800 to the present, this collection of historical essays covers the canonical Indian poets, novelists, and dramatists writing in English-names like Rudyard Kipling, Rabrindanath Tagore, R.K. Narayan, and Salman Rushdie-as well as lesser-known literary figures-scientists, social reformers, anthropologists.