R.K. Narayan [[electronic resource] /] / John Thieme

• Autore: Thieme John
• Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 823.912
• Soggetto topico: National characteristics, East Indian, in literature; Malgudi (India : Imaginary place)
• Soggetto geografico: India In literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; CHRONOLOGY; 1 Contexts and intertexts; 2 Early novels; 3 Middle-period novels: Mr Sampath to Waiting for the Mahatma; 4 Middle-period novels: The Guide to The Painter of Signs; 5 Late novels; 6 Critical overview and conclusion; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: R.K. Narayan's reputation as one of the founding figures of Indian writing in English is re-examined in this comprehensive study of his fiction, which offers detailed readings of all his novels. Arguing against views that have seen Narayan as a chronicler of "authentic" Indianness, John Thieme locates his fiction in terms of its specific South Indian contexts and cultural geography and its non-Indian intertexts. The study also considers the effect that Narayan's writing for overseas publication had on novels such as Swami and Friends, The Guide and The Man-Eater of Malgudi.Narayan's imaginary
• Titolo autorizzato: R.K. Narayan
• ISBN: 1-84779-536-6; 1-78170-124-5; 1-84779-196-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465956503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary World Writers