South Asian partition fiction in English : from Khushwant Singh to Amitav Ghosh /

Explores a significant cross-section of South Asian fiction in English written on the theme of Partition from the mid-1950s to the late 1980s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Roy, Rituparna (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	En.
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2010]
Series:	IIAS publications series. Monographs ; 4.
Subjects:	South Asian fiction (English) > History and criticism. Partition, Territorial, in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. HISTORY > General. Literature and literary studies. Humanities. History. South Asian fiction (English) Literature History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines Letterkunde Geschiedenis Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Partition: The Holocaust; 2. Women during the Partition: Victim and agent; 3. The making of a nation: Religion or language?; 4. Imagined communities: Questioning the border; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.