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General & Miscellaneous Literary Criticism, English Literature, Asian Literature
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Babu Fictions

by Tabish Khair
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Overview

This book presents readings of contemporary Indian fiction in English, using "discourse" and class divisions in "Babu-Coolie" terms. It includes analyses of writings by such eminent authors as R. K. Narayan, Raja Rao, V. S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Anita Desai, Amitav Ghosh and others.

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Book Details

Published
April 1, 2001
Publisher
Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2001.
Pages
424
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195652963

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