South Asian writers in twentieth-century Britain : culture in translation

South Asian writers in twentieth-century Britain : culture in translation / Ruvani Ranasinha.

This work considers the work of South Asian writers who emigrated to, or were born in, Britain. It shows how the experience of migrancy, the attitudes toward migrant writers in the literary market place, and the critical reception of them changed significantly during the 20th century.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ranasinha, Ruvani
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, ©2007.
Series:Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:
English literature > South Asian authors > History and criticism.
South Asians in literature.
South Asians > Ethnic identity.
English literature > South Asian authors
Literature
South Asians > Ethnic identity
South Asians in literature
South Asia > In literature.
South Asia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. Shifting Conditions: The Changing Markets for South Asian Writing in Britain during the Twentieth Century; 2. Self-translation as Self-promotion: I: Nirad C. Chaudhuri; 2. Self-translation as Self-promotion: Ii: M.J. Tambimuttu; 3. Assimilation and Resistance: Kamala Markandaya and A. Sivanandan; 4. Writing Back, Re-writing Britain: Farrukh Dhondy and Salman Rushdie; 5. Staging Cultural Difference: Cultural Translation and the Politics of Representation: Hanif Kureishi and Meera Syal; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.

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