Witnessing Partition - Memory, History, Fiction (Paperback, 2nd edition)

This book interrogates representations - fiction, literary motifs and narratives - of the Partition of India. Delving into the writings of Khushwant Singh, Balachandra Rajan, Attia Hosain, Abdullah Hussein, Rahi Masoom Raza and Anita Desai, among many others, it highlights the modes of 'fictive' testimony that sought to articulate the inarticulate - the experiences of trauma and violence, of loss and longing, and of diaspora and displacement. The author discusses representational techniques and formal innovations in writing across three generations of twentieth-century writers in India and Pakistan, invoking theoretical debates on history, memory, witnessing and trauma. With a new afterword, the second edition of this volume draws attention to recent developments in Partition studies and sheds new light as regards ongoing debates about an event that still casts a shadow on contemporary South Asian society and culture. A key text, this is essential reading for scholars, researchers and students of literary criticism, South Asian studies, cultural studies and modern history.

General

Imprint:	Routledge India
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Tarun K. Saint
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-21036-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-367-21036-3
Barcode:	9780367210366

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