Naming Jhumpa Lahiri : canons and controversies /

"This collection of nine essays by scholars in the fields of postcolonial, Asian American, and other literary studies explains why categorizing the best-selling, award-winning work of Jhumpa Lahiri as either universally 'great' and/or ethnically specific matters, to whom, and how payi...

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Other Authors: Dhingra, Lavina, 1965-, Cheung, Floyd, 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This collection of nine essays by scholars in the fields of postcolonial, Asian American, and other literary studies explains why categorizing the best-selling, award-winning work of Jhumpa Lahiri as either universally 'great' and/or ethnically specific matters, to whom, and how paying attention to these questions can deepen students, general readers, and academic scholars appreciation for the politics surrounding Lahiri s works and understanding of the literary texts themselves"--provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739169988 (electronic)
073916998X (electronic)