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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 221 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739169988 (electronic) 073916998X (electronic) |