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082 _a823.9109 BAT-J
100 _aBatra, Jagdish
245 _aIndian English fiction (2001-2020) :
_bhistory and reflections /
_cJagdish Batra
260 _aIndia
_bAtlantic Publishers
_c2021
300 _a276 p.
365 _aINR
_b1195.00.
500 _aThe book presents the history of Indian English Fiction which has expanded exponentially during the preceding two decades of 21st century. Besides documenting more than 1400 novels published during this period, it comments on and categorizes around 400 of them. The book has been divided into two parts: In the first part, a brief history of the noticeable works by authors of Indian origin has been taken up. The survey categorizes different types of novels with themes like individual psyche, relationships, family structures, socio-economic issues, history, politics, myths, region, crime, travel, terror, romance, campus, corporate, science, and so on. The second part of the book deals in detail with selected fiction penned by some leading and a few promising authors, from a particular theoretical angle such as postcolonial, feminist, race studies, new historicist, psycho-analytical, sociological analysis, structural narratology, etc. The book will serve as a valuable resource for students, researchers, and faculty members. It will also help general reader interested in fiction to select suitable novels according to his/her taste.
650 _aHistory
650 _aReflections
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