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010 _a 2014501241
020 _a0199452482 (hbk.)
020 _a9780199452484 (hbk.)
100 1 _aJoseph, Margaret Paul,
_d1932-
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245 1 0 _aJasmine on a string :
_ba survey of women writing English fiction in India /
_cMargaret Paul Joseph.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew Delhi, India :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2014.
300 _axi, 200 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index.
505 _aCONTENTS: 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.
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520 _aExploring 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.
650 0 _aIndic fiction (English)
_xWomen authors
_xHistory and criticism.
999 _c5584
_d5584