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This book studies culture in terms of myths and how they function to construct the identity of communities. It focuses on myth formation in the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh, two major twentieth century authors from Nigeria and India respectively. The book analyses how these two authors use myth in their works to study the cultural mores of the societies they represent. Achebe represents the Igbo community of Nigeria and Amitav Ghosh represents various communities in India in both the pre-colonial and postcolonial phases, ranging from Bihar to Sundarbans in south Bengal. The book focuses on the area of myth studies in the postcolonial area of study, delving into a comparative study between the two authors and how they contribute to myth studies through their fiction.

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Dr Nilanjan Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor in English in the Department of English of Panchla Mahavidyalaya, India. He attained his PhD on myth formation in the works of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh from the University of Kalyani, India. He has more than 30 publications to his name in national and international journals and books. His research interests include areas in postcolonial studies, contemporary literary theory and literature and visual culture.

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