{"product_id":"a-diasporic-mythography-p-m-biswas-9781913387495","title":"A Diasporic Mythography: Myth, Legend and Memory in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Diasporic Mythography: Myth, Legend and Memory in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of essays on how diasporic Indian authors living in the West use myth and legend to reconnect with India. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at works from Salman Rushdie, Shashi Tharoor, Suniti Namjoshi and Vikram Chandra, the analysis will revolve around three major points: first, that the Indian diaspora is a crucible for myth-making, in which psychology, history and postcolonial politics are inextricably entwined; second, that the nature of diasporic mythography reveals an essential human need to connect to an origin, however mythical it might be; and third, that no connection to an origin is possible without simultaneously revisioning it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. M. Biswas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913387496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913387495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Luna Press Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d","brand":"P. M. Biswas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987026379007,"sku":"9781913387495","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_337072c0-89f4-432d-a0d8-7706fbd3f456.jpg?v=1683286572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-diasporic-mythography-p-m-biswas-9781913387495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}