Urdu Novels: 19th Century India

By: Shareef, Aamilah

This book delves into the intricate and often assumed relationship between the novel and the nation, both considered integral facets of modernity, one in the realm of literature and the other in the sphere of politics. It begins with the widely acknowledged notion that both the novel and the nation are conceptualized as forms of imagined communities. However, it provocatively questions whether the imagined community of the nation and that of the novel are truly one and the same.

The central argument put forth is that the imagined community of the nation fundamentally differs from the community that comes to life within the novel form, referred to as "Novel Community." While a nation consists of living human beings as its constituents, Novel Community extends beyond the human realm, incorporating spectral beings in the form of literary characters.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2762889391
• ISBN13: 9782762889390
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Aamilah Shareef
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"