This book is the first of its kind to examine the theories of nation and national identity in both the West (according to the theories of Benedict Anderson and Salman Rushdie) and in the East (in the light of the works of Jawaharlal Nehru) as they apply to the novels of Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai. The second part of the twentieth century witnessed a new interface between fiction and history called "New History". It brought into its purview the hitherto marginalized sections of society like slaves, peasants, workers, women, and children. Whereas the subalterns in The Inheritance of Loss are disempowered by the brunt of globalisation and neo-colonialism, the subalterns in The God of Small Things face the ire of the deep-seated divisions based on caste and gender bias in a postcolonial society.In addition, this book also deals with contemporary social issues like individual identity in a multicultural world where cultures and nature converge into myriad ways of living. It will be of immense benefit to MA and MPhil students all over India, as well as to PhD scholars and teachers of English literature both in India and abroad.
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ISBN
9781527504042
Publisert
2017-11-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Høyde
212 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
147

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Biographical note

Sonali Das is an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of English at Bhadrak Autonomous College, Odisha, India, where she teaches English literature, language, research methodology, criticism, business communication and soft skills. She recently received the D.K. Ray Award for Best Young Researcher given by The Researchers' Association of Odisha for 2016. She received an MPhil from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India, and a doctorate from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Her areas of interest are Indian English literature, culture and film studies, and she has authored thirty research papers. Das previously worked as a Sub-Editor at Icfai University Press, Hyderabad, India, and as an Assistant Professor of English at Synergy Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.