The Fiction of Nationality in an Era of Transnationalism

by Ali Khan Nyla and Nyla Ali Khan

Book Overview

The book focuses on the representation of South Asian life in works by four Anglophone writers: V. S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh, and Anita Desai. Concentrating on the intertwined topics of nationalism, transnationalism, and fundamentalism, the book addresses the dislocation associated with these phenomena, offering a critical dialogue between these works and contemporary history, using history to interrogate fiction and fiction to think...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041580308X
• ISBN13: 9780415803083
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"