Indian Popular Fiction: Redefining the Canon

By: Gitanjali Chawla and Sangeeta Mittal

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Synopsis: This anthology explores and validate the nuances of Indian popular fiction which has hitherto been hounded by its ubiquitous 'commerical' success. It uncoverspopular in its socio-political and cultural contexts. Furthermore, it investigates the vitality embedded in theory and praxis of popular forms and their insurrections in mutants and new age oeuvres and looks to examine the symbiotic bonds between the reader and the author, as the latter articulates and perpetuates the needs of the former whose demands need continual fulfilment. This constant metamorphosis of the popular fueled by neoliberalism and postmodernity along with the shifts in the publishing industry to more democratic 'reader' driven genres is taken up here along with the millenial's fetish for romance, humanized mythical retellings and the evergreen whodunnits. As its natural soulmates, the anthology delves into the interstices of Indian Popular with desi (local) traditions, folk lore, community consciousness and nation building.Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 278 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000483727
Related ISBNs:: 9781003240945, 9781032147574
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/14/21
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Gitanjali Chawla and Sangeeta Mittal
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Gitanjali Chawla
Edited by:: Sangeeta Mittal