{"product_id":"a-diasporic-mythography-myth-legend-and-memory-in-the-literature-of-the-indian-diaspora-paperback-1","title":"A Diasporic Mythography: Myth, Legend and Memory in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. M. Biswas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Diasporic Mythography: Myth, Legend and Memory in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of essays on how diasporic Indian authors living in the West use myth and legend to reconnect with India. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at works from Salman Rushdie, Shashi Tharoor, Suniti Namjoshi and Vikram Chandra, the analysis will revolve around three major points: first, that the Indian diaspora is a crucible for myth-making, in which psychology, history and postcolonial politics are inextricably entwined; second, that the nature of diasporic mythography reveals an essential human need to connect to an origin, however mythical it might be; and third, that no connection to an origin is possible without simultaneously revisioning it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703661130035,"sku":"9781913387495","price":36.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y0U4R1lFV0E3QWl6WDNSdnBZQTBwZz09_f2e60134-2a4b-449a-b6d1-2fe3af714d7d.webp?v=1763334147","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-diasporic-mythography-myth-legend-and-memory-in-the-literature-of-the-indian-diaspora-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}