Title Transcultural encounters in South-Asian American women's fiction : Anita Desai, Kiran Desai and Jhumpa Lahiri / by Adriana Elena Stoican

Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015 ©20

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Description 1 online resource Summary This book offers captivating insights into the interaction between the Indian and the American cultural worlds. A fascinating work of research, it illustrates an extraordinary capacity to employ the details of literary texts as significant clues in understanding the configuration of transcultural identities. The book constructs an exciting dialogue between complex theoretical notions and the vibrant fictional worlds populated by Indian, American and European characters. Its original and multi-layered approach illustrates how complex theories of culture can help the reader understand contempora Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Desai, Anita, 1937- -- Criticism and interpretation Desai, Kiran, 1971- -- Criticism and interpretation Lahiri, Jhumpa -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Desai, Anita, 1937- fast Desai, Kiran, 1971- fast Lahiri, Jhumpa fast Subject American fiction -- South Asian American authors -- History and criticism American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism Asian American women in literature. Transnationalism in literature. Immigrants in literature. Migration, immigration & emigration. Gender studies: women. Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. American fiction -- South Asian American authors American fiction -- Women authors Asian American women in literature Immigrants in literature Transnationalism in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 1443883573 9781443883573

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