Phanishwarnath Renu

The Local to Translocal
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-0-367-64004-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Writer in Context

Phanishwarnath Renu (1921-77), is the author of the first anchalik upanyas (regional novel) Maila Anchal (1954) (The Soiled Border) in Hindi, which won the President’s Award for the best novel of the year in 1955. Despite his popularity among the English academia, Renu’s work is sorely under-represented in English, both in terms of his contemporary literary context and theoretical approaches like reception theory and global south studies.

This volume presents a comprehensive companion to Renu studies, representing his complete repertoire through selections from his novels, stories, poems, and the lesser known literary reportages, essays, interviews, memoirs, letters and other writings. It discusses themes like re-creating the language of fiction; narratives in search of humanity; eloquent defiance in poetry; rural and community discourse with modern sensibilities; language of an indigenous culture; and, regionalism in language and form.

Part of the ‘Writer in Context’ series, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of Indian literature, Hindi literature, English literature, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, global south studies and translation studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chauhan, Vibha S.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I: Novels and novelettes: Re-creating the Language of Fiction Part II: Narratives in Search of Humanity Part III: Poetry: Eloquent Defiance Part IV: Literary Reportages, Essays and Memoires: Renu’s Non-fiction Writings and the Socio-literary Milieu Part V: From Written to Visual: The Making of the Film Teesri Kasam Part VI: Interviews and Letters: Renu in His Own Words Part VII: Critical Perspectives

Über Autor(innen)

Vibha S Chauhan is Principal of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. Proficient in Hindi, English and Bhojpuri, Chauhan has edited, translated and written widely across these languages. Her Hindi novel Ganga Jamuna Beech articulates voices that transcend their linguistic barriers. Chauhan has also co-translated two books, Angarey: Six Stories and a Play and Manto Saheb: Friends and Enemies of the Great Maverick from their Urdu originals. Her Bhojpuri and English poems have been published in national and international journals.