South Asian Novelists in English: An A-to-Z Guide

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With the publication of Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize winning novel, ^IMidnight's Children^R in 1981, followed by the unprecedented popularity of his subsequent works, the cinematic adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's ^IThe English Patient,^R many other best-sellers written by South Asian novelists writing in English have gained a tremendous following. This reference is a guide to their lives and writings. The volume focuses on novelists born in South Asia who have written and continue to write about issues concerning that region. Some of the novelists have published widely, while others are only beginning their literary careers. The volume includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 South Asian novelists. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a summary of the novelist's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Since many of the contributors are personally acquainted with the novelists, they are able to offer significant insights. The volume closes with a selected bibliography of studies of the South Asian novel in English, along with a list of anthologies and periodicals.

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[a]n outstanding reference work, forging new paths of perception and appreciation of South Asian writing in English.-Reference Reviews
[A] single-volume compilation of English-writing South Asian novelists is a convenient research tool and should also prove useful in collection development. Suitable for large public libraries and academic libaries.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
This is a must-have for students and scholars of South Asian writings in English and South Asian history and culture.-Multicultural Review
"an outstanding reference work, forging new paths of perception and appreciation of South Asian writing in English."-Reference Reviews
"A single-volume compilation of English-writing South Asian novelists is a convenient research tool and should also prove useful in collection development. Suitable for large public libraries and academic libaries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"[a]n outstanding reference work, forging new paths of perception and appreciation of South Asian writing in English."-Reference Reviews
"This is a must-have for students and scholars of South Asian writings in English and South Asian history and culture."-Multicultural Review
"[A] single-volume compilation of English-writing South Asian novelists is a convenient research tool and should also prove useful in collection development. Suitable for large public libraries and academic libaries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

Author Bio

JAINA C. SANGA is Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of General Education at Southern Methodist University. Her previous books include Salman Rushdie's Postcolonial Metaphors (Greenwood, 2001).