On publication Arundhati Roy's first novel The God of Small Things (1997) rapidly became an international bestseller, winning the Booker Prize and creating a new space for Indian literature and culture within the arts, even as it courted controversy and divided critical opinion. This guide to Roy's ground-breaking novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of The God of Small Things a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a selection of new essays and reprinted critical essays by Padmini Mongia, Aijaz Ahmad, Brinda Bose, Anna Clarke, Emilienne Baneth-Nouailhetas and Alex Tickell on The God of Small Things, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of The God of Small Things and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Roy's text.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415358422
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95178401
Product Key Features
Author
Alex Tickell
Publication Name
Arundhati Roy's the God of Small Things: a Routledge Study Guide
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
363g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Alex Tickell
Series Title
Routledge Guides to Literature
Topic
Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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