| Babu Fictions: Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Novels Contributor(s): Khair, Tabish (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195652967 ISBN-13: 9780195652963 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic |
| Dewey: 823 |
| LCCN: 00440273 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a reading of contemporary Indian fiction in English, using "discourse" and class divisions in "Babu-Coolie" terms. It includes writings of such eminent authors as R. K. Narayan, Raja Rao, V. S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Anita Desai, Amitav Ghosh and others. |