{"product_id":"south-asian-literature-in-english-jaina-c-sanga-9780313327001","title":"South Asian Literature in English: An Encyclopedia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first reference of its kind, this encyclopedia covers topics related to literature written in English by authors who were either born in South Asia or who identify themselves with that region. The volume focuses on writers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on novelists, novels, and cinematic adaptations, as well as poets, dramatists, autobiographers, short story writers, theoreticians, critical terms, themes, genres, literary movements, and key historical events. Entries are written by expert contributors and suggest works for further reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSouth Asian writing in English has recently received unprecedented critical and popular attention. The publication of Salman Rushdie's seminal novel \u003ci\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and the popularity of his later works, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/i\u003e in 1992, and V. S. Naipaul's Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003 are just a few of the highlights that mark the significance of South Asian writing in English. The first reference of its kind, this encyclopedia covers topics related to literature written in English by authors who were either born in South Asia or who identify themselves with that region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume focuses on writers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on novelists, novels, and cinematic adaptations, as well as poets, dramatists, autobiographers, short story writers, theoreticians, critical terms, themes, genres, literary movements, and key historical events. Entries are written by expert contributors and suggest works for further reading. The encyclopedia includes a chronology and closes with a selected, general bibliography of anthologies and critical studies. Given the enormous popularity of South Asian literature in English, this reference is essential for all libraries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaina C. Sanga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313327009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313327001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.36h x 6.94w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 630\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 908\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 94","brand":"Jaina C. Sanga","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453307728127,"sku":"9780313327001","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d049423-d49e-4770-a3f2-721ae30d65cc.jpg?v=1777299486","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/south-asian-literature-in-english-jaina-c-sanga-9780313327001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}