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A wide-ranging anthology of twentieth-century and contemporary writing from India and the Indian diaspora, curated by a distinguished scholar and poet.

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Other Authors / Creators:	Alexander, Meena, 1951-2018, editor.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Indic literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Indic literature > 21st century > History and criticism. Indic poetry > 20th century > History and criticism. Indic poetry > 21st century > History and criticism. Short stories, Indic > 20th century > History and criticism. Short stories, Indic > 21st century > History and criticism. Indic literature > 20th century > Translations into English. Indic literature > 21st century > Translations into English. Indic literature (English) > 20th century. Indic literature (English) > 21st century. India > In literature. India > Literary collections. Literary criticism. Literature.
Online Access:	Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.

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Summary:	A wide-ranging anthology of twentieth-century and contemporary writing from India and the Indian diaspora, curated by a distinguished scholar and poet. Featuring works by: Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Premchand (Dhanpat Rai), Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Jibanananda Das, R. K. Narayan, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Raja Rao, Lalithambika Antherjanam, Agyeya (Sachchidananda Vatsayan), Umashankar Joshi, Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chugtai, Amrita Pritam, Nissim Ezekiel, Mahasweta Devi, Nayantara Sahgal, Qurratulain Hyder, Jayanta Mahapatra, A. K. Ramanujan, Nirmal Verma, K. Ayyappa Paniker, Arun Kolatkar, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Kamala Das, Keki Daruwalla, Anita Desai, Girish Karnad, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Adil Jussawalla, Ambai (C. S. Lakshmi), Paul Zacharia, K. Satchidanandan, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Salman Rushdie, Agha Shahid Ali, Namdeo Dhasal, Meena Alexander, Githa Hariharan, Vijay Seshadri, Amitav Ghosh, Raghavan Atholi, Jeet Thayil, Arundhati Roy, Amit Chaudhuri, Sudeep Sen, Arundhathi Subramaniam, S. Sukirtharani. A wide-ranging anthology of twentieth-century and contemporary writing from India and the Indian diaspora, curated by a distinguished scholar and poet <br> <br> Internationally renowned scholar, poet, and essayist Meena Alexander brings together leading twentieth- and twenty-first-century voices from India and the diaspora in this anthology. Contributors include English-language luminaries such as R. K. Narayan, Salman Rushdie, and Arundhati Roy and powerful writers in Indian languages such as U. R. Ananthamurthy, Mahasweta Devi, and Lalithambika Antherjanam. This book will make a thoughtful gift for poetry and fiction enthusiasts and fans of Indian literature, as well as an ideal volume for academics introducing writers from the subcontinent.
Item Description:	Chronologically arranged anthology of twentieth-century and contemporary writing from India and the Indian diaspora.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-410).
ISBN:	9780300235654 (online)
Author Notes:	Meena Alexander , described in The Statesman (India) as "undoubtedly one of the finest poets in contemporary times," is the recipient of the PEN Open Book Award and fellowships from the Guggenheim, Fulbright, and other foundations. She is Distinguished Professor of English and Women's Studies at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.