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Desert
In Bloom
Contemporary
Indian Women's Fiction in English |
| Edited
by:
Meenakshi
Bharat |
| ISBN:
81-85753-59-8 |
| Year
of Pub:
2004 |
| Price:
Rs. 450.00(hb) |
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The
Book : This
volume investigates the tremendous contemporary spurt in the
literary creativity of 'women writers' in Indian English Fiction.
Demonstrating that fictional creation is no 'male territory'
and women are no 'trespassers' in it, the contributors to
this study, both discerning critics and major fictionists,
scrutinize and evaluate the diverse, inter-related aspects
of women's fiction. The volume meticulously brings together
the voices of these persistent and determined Sheherzades,
too significant to miss or ignore, in a wide-ranging selection
of perceptive essays, written in jargon-free and refreshing
prose.
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The
Editor : Meenakshi
Bharat is Reader in English at Sri Venkateswara College, University
of Delhi. She is a translator, reviewer and critic. Her other
critical interests include Children's literature, Women's
fiction and English studies, areas in which she has done extensive
research. Her book The Ultimate Colony: The Child in Postcolonial
Fiction has just been released. She is currently engaged in
the translation of a volume of Hindi short stories.
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The Contributors : Anne
Collette, Anjana Sharma, Githa Hariharan, Jasbir Jain, Manju
Kak, Meenakshi Mukherjee, Meeta Chatterjee, Nayantara Sahgal,
Neelum Saran Gour, Radha Chakravarty, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan,
Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Sharon Rundle, Sujata Sankranti, Susan Visvanathan,
Vibha S. Chauhan, Yasmine Gooneratne |
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Review
: Exploration
that tease out the nuances of language and technique as well
as the incisive and profound meditations on writing fiction
offered by South Asian women authors themselves...... for
anyone serious about of South Asian women's literature, Desert
in Bloom is certainly a must.
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Literature Today, U.S.A. |
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