{"product_id":"colonial-karma-the-problem-of-action-in-the-indian-english-novel-hardcover","title":"Colonial Karma: The Problem of Action in the Indian English Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Rege\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial Karma tracks the Indian English novel from its colonial origins to the present, each chapter focusing on a particular historical moment. Linking the novel's development with that of Indian cultural nationalism, it argues that nationalism seeks to solve the problem of action for its middle-class subject by redefining the Bhagavad-Gita's concept of karma for political purposes. Two figures serve to exemplify this problem: Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita and Saleem in Midnight's Children . After considering influential early novels in Indian languages, Colonial Karma discusses novels in English by Narayan, Anand, Rao, Anita Desai, Salman Rushdie, Shashi Deshpande and Githa Hariharan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOSNA REGE is Associate Professor of English at Dartmouth College, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.5 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808924795168,"sku":"9781403964007","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e962795f66432fde4845f5626e13c6da.webp?v=1780963491","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/colonial-karma-the-problem-of-action-in-the-indian-english-novel-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}