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LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS/ LITERATUREVikram Seth:An Introduction(Contemporary IndianWriters in English)Rohini Mokashi-PunekarContemporary Indian Writers inEnglish (CIWE) is a series thatpresents critical commentaries onsome of the best-known names inthe genre. With the high visibilityof Indian Writing in English inacademic, critical, pedagogic andreader circles, there is a perceivable demand for lucid yetrigorous introductions to several of its authors and genres.Vikram Seth is one of the most celebrated authors in IndianWriting in English today. With the complexity and depth ofhis work and his significant achievements in prose as well asverse, Seth has proved the master of the English language.Seth’s many themes and concerns, from land ceiling in post-Independence India to Western classical music torelationships, all cast in formally perfect prose or poetry,have gained him a formidable reputation as a stylist and aperfectionist. Rohini Mokashi-Punekar’s thorough studyworks its way through the many forms, themes and styles ofSeth’s verse and prose. It pays attention to both form andcontent, and presents a comprehensive study of Seth’soeuvre by linking plot, characterization and theme in adensely textured analysis and close reading.Rohini Mokashi-Punekar teaches at the Department ofHumanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT) Guwahati, India.9788175965898 230pp PB ` 245.00Rohinton Mistry:An Introduction(Contemporary IndianWriters in English)Nandini Bhautoo-DewnarainContemporary Indian Writers inEnglish (CIWE) is a series thatpresents critical commentaries onsome of the best-known names inthe genre. With the high visibilityof Indian writing in English inacademic, critical, pedagogic andreader circles, there is a perceivable demand for lucid yetrigorous introductions to several of its authors and genres.Mistry’s fiction covers many themes, from politics to Parsicommunity life and economic inequality to national ‘events’such as wars, rigorously examining the impact of historicalforces and social events on ‘small’ lives. Nandini Bhautoo-Dewnarain’s study, a schematic introduction to Mistry’sworks, looks at the process of marginalization or ‘Othering’in his fiction. Exploring Mistry’s themes of tradition, ageingand families, Bhautoo-Dewnarain demonstrates how hisfiction moves from the local to the universal.Nandini Bhautoo-Dewnarain teaches at the Departmentof English, University of Mauritius.9788175963115 134pp PB ` 245.00Amitav Ghosh(Contemporary IndianWriters in English)John C. HawleyContemporary Indian Writers inEnglish (CIWE) is a series thatpresents critical commentaries onsome of the best-known names inthe genre. With the high visibilityof Indian writing in English inacademic, critical, pedagogic andreader circles, there is aperceivable demand for lucid yetrigorous introductions to several of its authors and genres.Amitav Ghosh, a novelist with an extraordinary sense ofhistory and place, is indisputably one of the most importantnovelists and essayists of our times. In this volume, JohnHawley provides a lucid, friendly and thorough introductionto the fiction and essays of Ghosh.John C. Hawley is Professor in the Department of English atSanta Clara University in Santa Clara, California.9788175962590 223pp PB ` 245.00Mahesh Dattani(Contemporary IndianWriters in English)Asha Kuthari-ChaudhuriContemporary Indian Writers inEnglish (CIWE) is a series thatpresents critical commentaries onsome of the best-known names inthe genre. With the high visibilityof Indian writing in English inacademic, critical, pedagogic andreader circles, there is aperceivable demand for lucid yetrigorous introductions to several of its authors and genres.Mahesh Dattani is perhaps one of India’s most daring,innovative and important playwrights in English today. Heblends conventional themes with some startingly new onesin his work. His plays combine the intimate with the social,the personal and the public, often exploring the boundariesbetween these realms. In this volume, Asha KuthariChaudhuri, explores Dattani‘s central themes - the family,alternate sexualities, other genders, morality and identity -while also examining the dramaturgical innovations in hiswork.Asha Kuthari Chaudhuri is a Lecturer at Gauhati University.9788175962606 155pp PB ` 245.0024 order online at www.cambridgeindia.org