Remapping the Indian Postcolonial Canon: Remap, Reimagine and Retranslate
Author:   Nirmala Menon
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
ISBN:  

9781137537973


Pages:   201
Publication Date:   04 January 2017
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $224.37 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Remapping the Indian Postcolonial Canon: Remap, Reimagine and Retranslate


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Nirmala Menon
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   3.846kg
ISBN:  

9781137537973


ISBN 10:   1137537973
Pages:   201
Publication Date:   04 January 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Rationale for Remapping the Postcolonial Canon: Why Remap.- 2. Representing the Postcolonial Subaltern: A Comparative Reading of Three Subaltern Narratives by O.V. Vijayan, Arundhati Roy, and Mahashweta Devi.- 3. The Hullabaloo about Hybridity: Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss, Girish Karnad’s Yayati and Heaps of Broken Images, and Lalithambika Antherjanam’s Cast Me Out If You Will.- 4. Re-Imagining Postcolonial Translation Theory.- 5. Beyond the Indian Postcolonial.- Conclusion.- Appendix 1: Wang-Chu by Bhisham Sahni, Translated by Nirmala Menon.- Appendix 2: Wang-Chu by Bhisham Sahni in Original Hindi.- Bibliography.- Index.-

Reviews

Author Information

Nirmala Menon is Professor of Literature at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India. Her research spans postcolonial literature and theory, digital humanities and translation studies, and open access academic publishing in India. Her most recent publications include Migrant Identities of Creole Cosmopolitans: Transcultural Narratives of Contemporary Postcoloniality (edited with Marika Preziuso, 2014). She has published her work in international journals and presented at national and international conferences. She is on the advisory board of Open Library for the Humanities (OLH), and is an executive member of MLA’s CLCS Global South Forum and its Chairperson for 2016-17.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now