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About the Author
Amy L. Friedman is associate professor in English and Liberal Studies at Temple University.
Reviews
In this scrupulously researched study, Amy L. Friedman clears fertile theoretical ground on which to interpret some of India's most capacious and impudent novels. Fictions often labelled magic realism or postmodern fabulation are convincingly re-visioned here as Menippean satire, and an elusive, ancient genre gains an exponent finely attuned to its powerful sway on the postcolonial literary imagination. -- John C. Ball, University of New Brunswick
This book breaks new ground by revealing something that has been sensed in postcolonial studies for some time but never deeply explored. The role of Menippean satire in contesting imperial power is shown here to lie in its vigorous and irreverent boundary challenging and this exuberance finds it most powerful expression in the South Asian novels of Desani, Rushdie, Sealy and others. The Menippean character of this satiric confrontation is shown to be the key to its power and suggests why the Indian novel is so important to postcolonial literary study. -- Bill Ashcroft, Emeritus Professor, School of English, Media and Performing Arts, University of New South Wales
Book Information
ISBN 9781498571968
Author Amy L. Friedman
Format Hardback
Page Count 222
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 513g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 160mm * 22mm