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Indian literatures in diaspora / edited by Sireesha Telugu.
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
©2022
Description
xi, 166 pages ; 25 cm.
Details
Subject(s)
Indic literature
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Foreign countries
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History and criticism
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Indic literature
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20th century
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History and criticism
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Emigration and immigration in literature
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East Indian diaspora in literature
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Identity (Psychology) in literature
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Indic literature (English)
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History and criticism
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Editor
Sireesha, Telugu
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Series
Routledge contemporary South Asia series
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Summary note
"This book analyses diasporic literatures written in Indian languages written by authors living outside their homeland and contextualizes the understanding of migration and migrant identities. Examining diasporic literature produced in Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Indian Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Marathi, and Tamil, the book argues that writers in the diaspora who choose to write in their vernacular languages attempt to retain their native language, for they believe that the loss of the language would lead to the loss of their culture. The author answers seminal questions including: How are these writers different from mainstream Indian writers who write in English? Themes and issues that could be compared to or contrasted with the diasporic literatures written in English are also explored. The book offers a significant examination of the nature and dynamics of the multilingual Indian society and culture, and its global readership. It is the first book on Indian diasporic literature in Indian and transnational languages, and a pioneering contribution to the field. The book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian Studies, South Asian literature, Asian literature, diaspora and literary studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Shifting Contours of Identification: Contemporary Tamil Diasporic Writing / V. Bharathi Harishankar
Partitions, Naxalbari, and Intergenerational Diasporic Bengali Identities in Sunil Gangopadhyay's Purba Paschim (East West) / Avishek Parui
Marathi Diasporic Literature: Understanding Anxieties, Identities and Diversity in Select Fiction / Vaishali Diwakar
Intersections of the Vernacular and the Diaspora: The Genre of the Nayi Kahani (New Story) and the Pravasi (Migrant) writer: Usha Priyamvada / Anjali Chaubey
Diasporic Writings of Indian Nepalis: Issues of History and Identity / Bhaskar Lama
Remapping the Land: Displacement and Memory in Benyamin's Aadujeevitham and Khadeeja Mumtaz's Barsa / Rajesh V. Nair
Hostlands, Homelands and the Odia Diaspora: From Boyita to Biman / Madhusmita Pati
The Dynamics of Movement in G.S. Nakshdeep Panjkoha's Girvi Hoye Mann: Would the Twain Never Meet? / Sumneet Kaur Pahwa.
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ISBN
9781032015408 (hardcover)
1032015403 (hardcover)
9781032022994 (paperback)
103202299X (paperback)
LCCN
2021061971
OCLC
1289986813
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