A History of the Indian Novel in English [Hardcover]

This History traces the development of the Indian novel from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century up until the present day.This History traces the development of the Indian novel from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century up until the present day. Beginning with an introduction that charts important contributions to the field, this book includes extensive essays that shed light on the legacy of English in Indian writing.This History traces the development of the Indian novel from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century up until the present day. Beginning with an introduction that charts important contributions to the field, this book includes extensive essays that shed light on the legacy of English in Indian writing.A History of the Indian Novel in English traces the development of the Indian novel from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century up until the present day. Beginning with an extensive introduction that charts important theoretical contributions to the field, this History includes extensive essays that shed light on the legacy of English in Indian writing. Organized thematically, these essays examine how English was made Indian by writers who used the language to address specifically Indian concerns. Such concerns revolved around the question of what it means to be modern as well as how the novel could be used for anti-colonial activism. By the 1980s, the Indian novel in English was a global phenomenon, and India is now the third largest publisher of English-language books. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History invites readers to question conventional accounts of India's literary history.1. Beginnings: Rajmohan's Wife and the novel in India Supriya Chaudhuri; 2. The epistemic work of literary realism: two novels from colonial India Satya P. Mohanty; 3. 'Because novels are true, and histories are false': Indian women writing fiction in English, 18601918 Barnita Bagchi; 4. When the pen was a sword: the radical clãL