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- catalog abstract ""Each of the book's 15 chapters introduces readers to a significant Indian, Pakistani, or Sri Lankan writer. A brief biographical background focuses on the elements most relevant to the understanding of his or her fiction. A concise overview of the author's major works is provided, while the bulk of the chapter is devoted to the explication of a single work. Critical perspectives are offered, as well as background information enabling readers to view each work as a window to South Asian culture. A glossary of foreign terms and further suggested readings complete the book."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13071500.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Each of the book's 15 chapters introduces readers to a significant Indian, Pakistani, or Sri Lankan writer. A brief biographical background focuses on the elements most relevant to the understanding of his or her fiction. A concise overview of the author's major works is provided, while the bulk of the chapter is devoted to the explication of a single work. Critical perspectives are offered, as well as background information enabling readers to view each work as a window to South Asian culture. A glossary of foreign terms and further suggested readings complete the book."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The fiction of Rabindranath Tagore: Quartet (1915) -- Raja Rao: Kanthapura (1938) -- Khushwant Singh: Train to Pakistan (1956) -- R.K. Narayan: The guide (1958) -- Attia Hosain: Sunlight on a broken column (1961) -- Anita Desai: Games at twilight (1978) -- Bapsi Sidhwa: Cracking India (1988) -- Bharati Mukherjee: Jasmine (1989) -- Salman Rushdie: East, West (1994) -- Shyam Selvadurai: Funny boy (1994) -- Rohinton Mistry: A fine balance (1996) -- Arundhati Roy: The god of small things (1997) -- Michael Ondaatje: Anil's ghost (2000) -- Jhumpa Lahiri: Interpreter of maladies (2000) -- Manil Suri: The death of Vishnu (2001).".
- catalog extent "vi, 247 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "031332011X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Literature as windows to world cultures, 1543-9968".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,".
- catalog subject "820.9/954 21".
- catalog subject "Indic literature (English) History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Indic literature (English) South Asian Authors History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PR9484.6 .B75 2003".
- catalog subject "South Asian literature (English) History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The fiction of Rabindranath Tagore: Quartet (1915) -- Raja Rao: Kanthapura (1938) -- Khushwant Singh: Train to Pakistan (1956) -- R.K. Narayan: The guide (1958) -- Attia Hosain: Sunlight on a broken column (1961) -- Anita Desai: Games at twilight (1978) -- Bapsi Sidhwa: Cracking India (1988) -- Bharati Mukherjee: Jasmine (1989) -- Salman Rushdie: East, West (1994) -- Shyam Selvadurai: Funny boy (1994) -- Rohinton Mistry: A fine balance (1996) -- Arundhati Roy: The god of small things (1997) -- Michael Ondaatje: Anil's ghost (2000) -- Jhumpa Lahiri: Interpreter of maladies (2000) -- Manil Suri: The death of Vishnu (2001).".
- catalog title "Modern South Asia literature in English / Paul Brians.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".