Rohinton Mistry
This study - the first of its kind - situates Rohinton Mistry's writing in its cultural and historical context. It explores key features, such as the legacy of Zoroastrianism, Parsi anglophilia, recent Indian history, the conventions of oral storytellling common to Persia and South Asia, and th...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester ; New York : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
2004.
Manchester : [2010] |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Contemporary world writers.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427393106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Contexts and intertexts
- 2. 'Throbbing between two lives': the structures of migration in Tales from Firozsha Baag
- 3. Mistry's Hollow Men: language, lies and the crisis of representation in Such a Long Journey
- 4. Thread and circuses: performing in the spaces of city and nation in A Fine Balance
- 5. Running repairs: corruption, community and duty in Family Matters
- 6. Critical overview
- 7. Conclusion - Rohinton Mistry: international man of stories
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index.
