The Contemporary Novel and the City [electronic resource] : Re-conceiving National and Narrative Form /
Khanna, S.author.
This book examines the deeply divided terrain of the twentieth century city and its formative impact on narrative fiction. It focuses on two major 'world authors' at the two ends of the twentieth century who write, systematically, about the colonial and postcolonial cities they were born in: James Joyce and Dublin, and Salman Rushdie and Bombay.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
City chronicles -- Cities of conflict -- City, nation, and the politics of the possible -- The lettered city -- Divided cities -- Artist's city, city's artist -- Some other city chronicles -- Conclusion.
This book examines the deeply divided terrain of the twentieth century city and its formative impact on narrative fiction. It focuses on two major 'world authors' at the two ends of the twentieth century who write, systematically, about the colonial and postcolonial cities they were born in: James Joyce and Dublin, and Salman Rushdie and Bombay.
Literature   .
British literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Fiction.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Fiction.