Counterrealism and Indo-Anglian fiction /

What do R.K. Narayan, G.V. Desani, Anita Desai, Zulfikar Ghose, Suniti Namjoshi, and Salman Rushdie have in common? They represent Indian writing in English over five decades. Vilified by many cultural nationalists for not writing in native languages, they nonetheless present a critique of the histo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kanaganayakam, C. (Chelvanayakam), 1952-2014
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2009
Subjects:	Roman de l'Inde (anglais) > Histoire et critique. Indic fiction (English) > History and criticism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Counterrealism as alternative literary history
The fabulator of Malgudi: R.K. Narayan
H. Hatterr and sauce anglaise: G.V. Desani
Slipper dragging and the silent piano: Anita Desai
The art of enchantment: Zulfikar Ghose
Fashioning new fables: Suniti Namjoshi
Fabulating the real: Salmon Rushdie
Midnight's grandchildren.