This study establishes connections between the themes and
methodologies ofwriters within the South Asian diaspora in the New
World, and serves both serious analysts as well as beginning
readers of South Asian fiction. It is an impartial study that
analyzes the stylistic excellence of South Asian fiction and the
clearly emergent motifs of the writers, recognizing the value of
the interplay of cultural differences and the need for resolution
of those differences.
The book begins with a discussion of the works of
Indo-Caribbean novelists Samuel Selvon and V.S. Naipual, author of
a House for Mr. Biswas and The Enigma of Arrival, thereby
establishing parallels between the immigration patterns of the
South Asian diaspora who first emigrated to the Caribbean long
before significant numbers of South Asians came to the United
States.Next, the fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Heat and Dust),
the non-fictional narratives of Ved Mehta (Face to Face), and the
satire and social criticism of Bharati Mukherjee (Wife) and Chitra
Banerjee Divakaruni (Sister of My Heart) are discussed. New
literary voices such as those of Bapsi Sidhwa (An American Brat),
Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, whose characters, plots and
themes deal with universal human experiences, Akhil Sharma, Manil
Suri and Samrat Upadhyay are studied for the new directions and new
methods they offer. A sub-genre of young adult fiction is
discovered in the novels of Dhan Gopal Mukerji, such as in his
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon, and more recently in the works of
Mitali Perkins and Indi Rana. Recent expatriate novelists from
South Asia such as Anita Desai, Amitav Chosh, Vikram Chandra and
the American editions of Vikram Seth?s novels are appraised
together with contemporary Indo-Canadian novelists and
Indo-Caribbean novelists resident in Canada.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2004 |
| First published: |
October 2004 |
| Authors: |
Mitali P. Wong
• Zia Hasan
|
| Dimensions: |
217 x 164 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
155 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-1925-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-7864-1925-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780786419258 |
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