Quest for identity in contemporary Indian English fiction and poetry
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Adhyayan 2011Description: 290pISBN: 9788184352535Subject(s): English literature- Criticism | Indian English fiction | Aravind Adiga | Manju Kapur | Kiran Desai | Vikas Swarup | Easterine Iralu | Temsula aoDDC classification: In820.9954 Summary: This anthology is a compendium of essays on contemporary Indian English fiction and poetry, tracing the quest for identity. Identity in general describes a person's conception and expression of their individuality or group affiliations including national and cultural identity. The core idea is that one's sense of identity is determined largely by the choices and commitments made regarding certain personal and social traits. Indian English fiction has come of age with fictionists of different sense and sensibilities such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Aravind Adiga, Manju Kapur, Kiran Desai, Vikram Swarup, Easterine Iralu, Temsula Ao and Nini Lungalang, exploring human predicament in its multiple dimensions. Papers on poets like Nissim Ezekiel, Nini Lungalang, P. Lal, D.C. Chambial, Temsula Ao, Easterine Iralu and Monalisa Changkija, probe into their existential quest.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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In820.99287 WOM Women's voices: selections from nineteenth and early-twentieth century Indian writing in English | In820.9954 DES/M Mapping feminine angst: partition narratives | In820.9954 NEW New English literature of the decolonized nations | In820.9954 SEB/Q Quest for identity in contemporary Indian English fiction and poetry | In820.99540904 CON Contemporary Indian writing in English | In 821 ANT Indian English poetry | In 821 BOU Bouquet of Indian poetry in English |
This anthology is a compendium of essays on contemporary Indian English fiction and poetry, tracing the quest for identity. Identity in general describes a person's conception and expression of their individuality or group affiliations including national and cultural identity. The core idea is that one's sense of identity is determined largely by the choices and commitments made regarding certain personal and social traits. Indian English fiction has come of age with fictionists of different sense and sensibilities such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Aravind Adiga, Manju Kapur, Kiran Desai, Vikram Swarup, Easterine Iralu, Temsula Ao and Nini Lungalang, exploring human predicament in its multiple dimensions. Papers on poets like Nissim Ezekiel, Nini Lungalang, P. Lal, D.C. Chambial, Temsula Ao, Easterine Iralu and Monalisa Changkija, probe into their existential quest.
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