{"product_id":"o-v-vijayan-the-critical-insider-9781041034438","title":"O. V. Vijayan: The Critical Insider","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): E. V.Ramakrishnan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: English Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO.V. Vijayan (1930–2005) was a distinguished Malayalam novelist, short story writer, cartoonist, political analyst, and public intellectual. His vast literary output includes six novels, twelve short story collections, eight volumes of non-fiction, and several volumes of cartoons and translations. This book provides an in-depth analysis of Vijayan's work, encompassing his fictional and non-fictional writings, cartoons, and columns. It explores his themes of politics, culture, religion, the changing nature of Indian society, and radical modernism. Vijayan’s legacy as a transformative figure in Malayalam literature, his critique of the modern nation-state, and his post-colonial thought are central to this volume. His work blends the mundane and magical, political and spiritual, bridging premodern and postmodern sensibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T\u0026F","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45091701129367,"sku":"9781041034438","price":907.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781041034438.webp?v=1769204908","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/o-v-vijayan-the-critical-insider-9781041034438","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}