Nayantara Sahgal : a century of political insights / Maninder Sidhu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sidhu, Maninder, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sahgal, Nayantara, 1927---Criticism and interpretation.

Sahgal, Nayantara.

Sahgal, Nayantara, 1927---Political and social views.

English literature--East Indian authors--History and criticism.

English literature.

Politics and literature--India.

Politics and literature.

Sahgal, Nayantara, 1927-.

English literature--East Indian authors.

Political and social views.

India.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 196 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Summary:

"This book is a comprehensive critical re-reading of Nayantara Sahgal's oeuvre. One of the most significant Indian English writers, her fictional and non-fictional engagement with historical events and political dilemmas inextricably links her to the colonial, anti-colonial and post-colonial discourse in India. Drawing transcontinental connections with the ideas of Fanon, Foucault and Said, the monograph juxtaposes recurring themes in her writing with the ideas of significant Indian postcolonial commentators. Tracing the subliminal tendencies in her writing to Gandhian humanity and Nehruvian pragmaticism, the book moves beyond clichés of feminist criticism and genealogical ties to unveil a unique artist who has folded nearly a century of Indian experience in her work. Drawing on novels, essays, speeches, journalism and interviews by Nayantara Sahgal, this volume will be of great interest to scholars of South Asian literature, postcolonialism, politics and contemporary Indian history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Contexts and Intertexts

1. Introduction

2. Intellectual Intertexts

3. Moral Moorings: Gandhi and Nehru

4. Contemporary Intersections/Deflections: VS Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy

pt. II Novels and Memoirs

5. Autobiographical Effacement

Prison and Chocolate Cake, From Fear Set Free and Relationship

6. Political Interventions

Storm in Chandigarh, A Situation in New Delhi and Rich Like Us

7. Cosmopolitanism and Historiographic Fiction

Plans for Departure, Mistaken Identity and Lesser Breeds

8. Post-Secularism and the Religious Turn

When the Moon Shines by Day, The Fate of Butterflies and Encounter with Kiran

9. Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Sidhu, Maninder. Nayantara Sahgal

ISBN:

9781032222776

1032222778

9781032405995

1032405996

OCLC:

1346988989