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. Reading New
India covers such topics as: *Representations of the city - from
Mumbai to Calcutta *Young India - from Chick Lit to Blog Novels
*Genre fiction - crime novels, science fiction and fantasy
*Bollywood 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.
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