Nayantara Sahgal: A Century of Political Insights

This book is a critical re-reading of Nayantara Sahgal's work, exploring her engagement with historical events and political dilemmas in Indian English literature. It juxtaposes her themes with those of post-colonial commentators, tracing subliminal tendencies to Gandhian humanity and Nehruvian pragmatism. It will be of interest to scholars of South Asian literature, post-colonialism, politics, and contemporary history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 196 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a thorough and critical re-examination of Nayantara Sahgal's entire body of work. One of the most prominent Indian English authors, her fictional and non-fictional engagement with historical events and political dilemmas is inextricably linked to the colonial, anti-colonial, and post-colonial discourse in India. The monograph juxtaposes recurring themes in her writing with the ideas of prominent Indian post-colonial commentators by drawing transcontinental connections with the ideas of Fanon, Foucault, Said, Beauvoir, White, Beck, and Habermas. The book goes beyond clichés of feminist criticism and genealogical ties to reveal a unique artist who has folded nearly a century of Indian experience into her work by tracing the subliminal tendencies in her writing to Gandhian humanity and Nehruvian pragmaticism.

Scholars of South Asian literature, post-colonialism, politics, and contemporary history, culture, and change will find this volume to be of great interest.

Weight: 332g
Dimension: 233 x 154 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032405995