The Indian Graphic Novel: Nation, History and Critique

by Pramod K. Nayar

This 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 The Harappa Files, Delhi Calm, Kari, Bhimayana, Gardener...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138962449
• ISBN13: 9781138962446
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"