{"product_id":"the-indian-graphic-novel-nation-history-and-critique-9781138488700","title":"The Indian Graphic Novel: Nation, History and Critique","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pramod K. Nayar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge Chapman \u0026amp; Hall\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - Indic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Harappa Files\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDelhi Calm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKari\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBhimayana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGardener in the Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePao Anthology, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge Chapman \u0026 Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46931399245975,"sku":"9781138488700","price":4399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138488700.webp?v=1771613111","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-indian-graphic-novel-nation-history-and-critique-9781138488700","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}