Colonial Karma - The Problem of Action in the Indian English Novel (Hardcover, 2004 Ed.)

Colonial Karma tracks the Indian English novel from its colonial origins to the present, each chapter focusing on a particular historical moment. Linking the novel's development with that of Indian cultural nationalism, it argues that nationalism seeks to solve the problem of action for its middle class subject by redefining the Bhagavad Gita's concept of karma for political purposes. Two figures serve to exemplify this problem: Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita and Saleem in Midnight's Children. After considering influential early novels in Indian languages, Colonial Karma discusses novels in English by Narayan, Anand, Rao, Anita Desai, Salman Rushdie, Shashi Deshpande and Githa Hariharan. MARKET 1: Literature; Postcolonial and International Literature

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	December 2004
Authors:	Josna Rege
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	2004 Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6400-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Promotions
LSN:	1-4039-6400-9
Barcode:	9781403964007

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