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Jasmine on a string : a survey of women writing English fiction in India / Margaret Paul Joseph.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 200 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0199452482 (hbk.)
  • 9780199452484 (hbk.)
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Contents:
CONTENTS: Preface -- Introduction -- British Invasion: 'And what should I do in Illyria?' -- British Possession: Authority and Angst -- British Surrender: Foreign, but Familiar -- Indian Pioneers: Birthing a New Generation -- Challenging Colonialism: The Twentieth Century -- Peering Within: Focus on the Family -- Silence as Weapon and Bolt- hole -- Fiction as Fact: Comprehending Region -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Exploring the works of Flora Annie Steel, Rumer Godden, Krupabai Sattianadhan, Toru Dutt, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Nayantara Sahgal, Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy, and Anita Nair, this book opens a window to the creative world of women novelists in India.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index.

CONTENTS: Preface -- Introduction -- British Invasion: 'And what should I do in Illyria?' -- British Possession: Authority and Angst -- British Surrender: Foreign, but Familiar -- Indian Pioneers: Birthing a New Generation -- Challenging Colonialism: The Twentieth Century -- Peering Within: Focus on the Family -- Silence as Weapon and Bolt- hole -- Fiction as Fact: Comprehending Region -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Author.

Exploring the works of Flora Annie Steel, Rumer Godden, Krupabai Sattianadhan, Toru Dutt, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Nayantara Sahgal, Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy, and Anita Nair, this book opens a window to the creative world of women novelists in India.

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