1st Edition
What are you Reading? The World Market and Indian Literary Production
By Pavithra Narayanan
Copyright 2012
190 Pages
by
Routledge India
190 Pages
by
Routledge India
190 Pages
by
Routledge India
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This book offers a material critique on various aspects of Indian literary production and its reception by its audiences. Taking a historical and contemporary lineage into account, the author variously discusses the social, political, and economic factors that impact upon and determine choices in the publishing world.
Examining the constructions of the archive of postcolonial works by Indian... Read more
Introduction: Literacy, Language, and Literature 1. Speaking in Tongues: The Politics of Language 2. The Disease of Gigantism: Global Plans and Local Consequences 3. Fit to Print: The Transnational Publishing Industry 4. India Shining: Territories and Translation Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Pavithra Narayanan is at the Department of English, Washington State University, Vancouver.
