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020			_a9781315659435
020			_a9781138668515
082			_a950 NAY-P
100			_aNayar, Pramod K.
245			_aIndian graphic novel : _bnation, history and critique / _cPramod K. Nayar
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2016
300			_a212 p.
365			_aINR _b895.00
500			_aThis book is a detailed study of the Indian graphic novel as a significant category of South Asian literature. It focuses on the genre's engagement with history, memory and cultural identity and its critique of the nation in the form of dissident histories and satire. Deploying a nuanced theoretical framework, the volume closely examines major texts such as The Harappa Files, Delhi Calm, Kari, Bhimayana, Gardener in the Wasteland, Pao Anthology, and authors and illustrators including Sarnath Banerjee, Vishwajyoti Ghosh, Durgabai Vyam, Amrutha Patil, Srividya Natarajan and others. It also explores - using key illustrations from the texts - critical themes like contested and alternate histories, urban realities, social exclusion, contemporary politics, and identity politics. A major intervention in Indian writing in English, this volume will be of great importance to scholars and researchers of South Asian literature, cultural studies, art and visual culture, and sociology.
650			_aIndia
650			_aGraphic novels
650			_aGraphic novels -- India -- History.
999			_c25435 _d25435