The Contemporary Novel and the City
Author | : S. Khanna |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2015-12-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137336255 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137336250 |
Rating | : 4/5 (250 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Contemporary Novel and the City by : S. Khanna
Download or read book The Contemporary Novel and the City written by S. Khanna and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the deeply divided terrain of the twentieth century city and its formative impact on narrative fiction. It focuses on two major 'world authors' at the two ends of the twentieth century who write, systematically, about the colonial and postcolonial cities they were born in: James Joyce and Dublin, and Salman Rushdie and Bombay.