{"product_id":"the-fiction-of-south-asians-mitali-p-wong-9780786419258","title":"The Fiction of South Asians in North America and the Caribbean: A Critical Study of English-Language Works Since 1950","description":"\u003cp\u003e This study establishes connections between the themes and methodologies of writers within the South Asian diaspora in the New World, and serves both serious analysts as well as beginning readers of South Asian fiction. It is an impartial study that analyzes the stylistic excellence of South Asian fiction and the clearly emergent motifs of the writers, recognizing the value of the interplay of cultural differences and the need for resolution of those differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book begins with a discussion of the works of Indo-Caribbean novelists Samuel Selvon and V.S. Naipaul, author of \u003ci\u003eA House for Mr. Biswas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Enigma of Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e, thereby establishing parallels between the immigration patterns of the South Asian diaspora who first emigrated to the Caribbean long before significant numbers of South Asians came to the United States. Next, the fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (\u003ci\u003eHeat and Dust\u003c\/i\u003e), the non-fictional narratives of Ved Mehta (\u003ci\u003eFace to Face\u003c\/i\u003e), and the satire and social criticism of Bharati Mukherjee (\u003ci\u003eWife\u003c\/i\u003e) and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (\u003ci\u003eSister of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e) are discussed. New literary voices such as those of Bapsi Sidhwa (\u003ci\u003eAn American Brat\u003c\/i\u003e), Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, whose characters, plots and themes deal with universal human experiences, Akhil Sharma, Manil Suri and Samrat Upadhyay are studied for the new directions and new methods they offer. A sub-genre of young adult fiction is discovered in the novels of Dhan Gopal Mukerji, such as in his \u003ci\u003eGay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon\u003c\/i\u003e, and more recently in the works of Mitali Perkins and Indi Rana. Recent expatriate novelists from South Asia such as Anita Desai, Amitav Chosh, Vikram Chandra and the American editions of Vikram Seth's novels are appraised together with contemporary Indo-Canadian novelists and Indo-Caribbean novelists resident in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitali P. Wong,Zia Hasan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786419253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786419258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 6.44w x 0.38d","brand":"Mitali P. Wong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483681108223,"sku":"9780786419258","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46b8a415-a7dc-4a40-a64d-ca761a79878e.jpg?v=1778039970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fiction-of-south-asians-mitali-p-wong-9780786419258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}