The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature

The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature

In recent years American readers have been thrilling to the work of such Indian writers as Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth. Now this extravagant and wonderfully discerning anthology unfurls the full diversity of Indian literature from the 1850s to the present, presenting todayâ€™s brightest talents in the company of their distinguished forbearers and likely heirs.

The thirty-eight authors collected by novelist Amit Chaudhuri write not only in English but also in Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu. They include Rabindranath Tagore, arguably the first international literary celebrity, chronicling the wistful relationship between a village postal inspector and a servant girl, and Bibhuti Bhushan Banerjee, represented by an excerpt from his classic novel about an impoverished Bengali childhood, Pather Panchali. Here, too, are selections from Nirad C. Chaudhuriâ€™s Autobiography of an Unknown Indian, R. K. Narayanâ€™s The English Teacher, and Salman Rushdieâ€™s Midnightâ€™s Children alongside a high-spirited nonsense tale, a drily funny account of a pre-Partition Muslim girlhood, and a Bombay policier as gripping as anything by Ed McBain. Never before has so much of the subcontinentâ€™s writing been made available in a single volume.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FLPK9780375713002
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2004-11-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375713002

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	FLPK9780375713002
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2004-11-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375713002

The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature

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