Diaspora poetics and homing in south Asian women's writing : beyond Trishanku /

This book looks at women writers from the south Asian region who negotiate Home from the vantage point of in-between space, defined through the mythical concept of Trishanku and the frameworks of migration, historical consciousness, colonialism, interracial experiences, fragmented memories, nostalgi...

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Other Authors:	Bhat, Shilpa Daithota (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
Subjects:	South Asian literature (English) > History and criticism. South Asian literature > History and criticism. South Asian literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Home in literature. South Asian diaspora in literature. Women in literature. South Asia > In literature.

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Summary:	This book looks at women writers from the south Asian region who negotiate Home from the vantage point of in-between space, defined through the mythical concept of Trishanku and the frameworks of migration, historical consciousness, colonialism, interracial experiences, fragmented memories, nostalgia and hyphenated identities.
Physical Description:	xxix, 171 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781498577625 1498577628