Partition literature and cinema : a critical introduction /

Partition literature and cinema : a critical introduction /

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Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xiii, 180 pages ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Indic fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Partition, Territorial, in literature. Partition, Territorial, in motion pictures. Indic fiction. Literature. Motion pictures. Partition, Territorial, in literature. India -- In literature. Pakistan -- In literature. India -- In motion pictures. Pakistan -- In motion pictures. India -- History -- Partition, 1947. India. Pakistan. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12409415

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Other authors / contributors:	Sarkar, Jaydip (Assistant professor of English), editor. Mukherjee, Rupayan, editor.
ISBN:	9780367143862 0367143860 9780367492748 0367492741 9781003045373
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book studies literary and cinematic representations of the Partition of India. It discusses Partition as not just an immediate historical catastrophe but as a lingering cultural presence and consequently a potent trope in literary and visual representations. The volume features essays on key texts - written and visual - including Train to Pakistan, Toba Tek Singh, Basti, Garm Hava, Pinjar, among others. Partition Literature and Cinema will be indispensable introductory reading for students and researchers of modern Indian history, Partition studies, literature, film studies, media and cultural studies, popular culture and performance, postcolonial studies, and South Asian studies. It will also be of interest to enthusiasts of Indian cinematic history"--
Other form:	Online version: Partition literature and cinema. London ; New York : Routledge, 2020 9781003045373

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Summary:	This book studies literary and cinematic representations of the Partition of India. It discusses Partition as not just an immediate historical catastrophe but as a lingering cultural presence and consequently a potent trope in literary and visual representations. The volume features essays on key texts - written and visual - including Train to Pakistan, "Toba Tek Singh", Basti, Garm Hava, Pinjar, among others. Partition Literature and Cinemawill be indispensable introductory reading for students and researchers of modern Indian history, Partition studies, literature, film studies, media and cultural studies, popular culture and performance, postcolonial studies, and South Asian studies. It will also be of interest to enthusiasts of Indian cinematic history.
Physical Description:	xiii, 180 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780367143862 0367143860 9780367492748 0367492741 9781003045373