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Author: Shweta Khilnani ,
Ritwick Bhattacharjee
Publisher: Bloomsbury India
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic India
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.460kg
ISBN: 9789354353383
ISBN 10: 935435338
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 15 June 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Reviews
Science Fiction in India: Parallel Worlds and Postcolonial Paradigms is possibly the first anthology of scholarship to focus exclusively on Indian science fiction. The chapters collected in this volume address not only established authors and works now considered 'classics' of Indian science fiction, but also works less known to the outside world, works that are new, and works both in English and other Indian languages. The editors expertly bind these myriad perspectives together through their nuanced introductions to each chapter. Foregrounding new critical voices and fresh perspectives on existing debates, this book is an important addition to the growing field of scholarship on Indian science fiction. -- Suparno Banerjee, Associate Professor of English, Texas State University and author of Indian Science Fiction: Patterns, History and Hybridity Shweta Khilnani and Ritwick Bhattacharjee, eds., Science Fiction in India: Parallel Worlds and Postcolonial Paradigms is a valuable addition to the growing corpus of critical writing on Indian science fiction. At a time when a minor renaissance of the genre is taking shape, the editors' and essayists' engagement with major critical questions regarding science fiction produced in India since the genre's inception is timely and pertinent, especially in the light of a paucity of adequate assessments of its significance, only begun to be remedied recently. The varied perspectives brought to bear here on a wide range of texts, from historical SF in the Indian languages to contemporary SF narratives in various subgenres in both English and regional languages, are fresh and analytically rigorous and will certainly stimulate further debate. -- Tarun K. Saint is editor of the series, The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction (vols. 1 and 2) This excellent collection of chapters does the much needed and much awaited task of spotlighting the long history and complex traditions of Indian science-fiction writing. Science fiction scholarship predominantly privileges the West-European writers and literary theorists. This book, by contrast, draws our attention to the non-West-alternative political contexts, vernacular imaginations, and the rigours of social change and scientific developments all of which contributed to the making of the Indian science fiction. At a time when the improbable seems routine, and science fiction dominates our global cultural landscape and collective imaginations, this book is a valuable and timely contribution for those interested in expanding their knowledge of the genre beyond Europe. -- Gautam Basu Thakur, Associate Professor in English, Boise State University A much-needed, brilliantly edited collection [alt. anthology] of pioneering studies in Indian science fiction and fantasy. Rich in original conceptual frameworks and open problems, this work will be of great use for scholars interested in the genre. -- Anil Menon, Author of Half of What I Say
Author Information
Shweta Khilnani is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi. She is a PhD scholar at the Department of English, University of Delhi and her dissertation explores the nexus between the literary, the affective and the political with respect to digital narratives. She is interested in the study of popular cultures and theories of contemporary literature. She is the co-editor of Imagining Worlds, Mapping Possibilities: Select Science Fiction Stories. Ritwick Bhattacharjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi. He has done his MPhil from the Department of English, University of Delhi. His research interests are in fantasy studies, phenomenology, continental philosophy, Indian English novels, disability studies and graphic novels. His publications range from academic articles on philosophy, fantasy, politics, disability and translation to journalistic articles and fiction.
