{"product_id":"contemporary-pakistani-fiction-in-english-cara-cilano-9780415682763","title":"Contemporary Pakistani Fiction in English: Idea, Nation, State","description":"\u003cp\u003eLooking at a wide selection of Pakistani novels in English, this book explores how literary texts imaginatively probe the past, convey the present, and project a future in terms that facilitate a sense of collective belonging. The novels discussed cover a range of historical movements and developments, including pre-20th century Islamic history, the 1947 partition, the 1971 Pakistani war, the Zia years, and post-9\/11 Pakistan, as well as pervasive themes, including ethnonationalist tensions, the zamindari system, and conspiracy thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a range of representations of how and whether collective belonging takes shape, and illustrates how the Pakistani novel in English, often overshadowed by the proliferation of the Indian novel in English, complements Pakistani multi-lingual literary imaginaries by presenting alternatives to standard versions of history and by highlighting the issues English-language literary production bring to the fore in a broader Pakistani context. It goes on to look at the literary devices and themes used to portray idea, nation and state as a foundation for collective belonging. The book illustrates the distinct contributions the Pakistani novel in English makes to the larger fields of postcolonial and South Asian literary and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cara Cilano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415682762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415682763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Cara Cilano","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149176172799,"sku":"9780415682763","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e72a2ccb-2640-4ea2-8493-1096fa79e8b0.jpg?v=1688455239","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-pakistani-fiction-in-english-cara-cilano-9780415682763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}