Monolingualism and Linguistic Exhibitionism in Fiction

By Anjali Pandey

How are linguistic wars for global prominence literarily and linguistically inscribed in literature? This book focuses on the increasing presence of cosmetic multilingualism in prize-winning fiction, making a case for an emerging transparent-turn in which momentary multilingualism works in the service of long-term monolingualism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137340355
• ISBN13: 9781137340351
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"