Memory, Nationalism, and Narrative in Contemporary South Asia

This book investigates the ambivalent responses to the opposing compulsions of memory and forgetting in cultural production in South Asia. Mallot reveals how writers such as Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje, and Amitav Ghosh indict nationalism's sins by a

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Memory, Nationalism, and Narrative in Contemporary South Asia

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J. Edward Mallot

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Memory, Nationalism, and Narrative in Contemporary South Asia

memory, nationalism, and narrative in contemporary south asia Copyright © J. Edward Mallot, 2012.

First published in 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–00705–6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Memory, nationalism, and narrative in contemporary South Asia / edited by J. Edward Mallot. p. cm. ISBN 978–1–137–00705–6 (alk. paper) 1. South Asian literature (English)—History and criticism. 2. Collective memory and literature—South Asia. 3. Nationalism—South Asia. I. Mallot, J. Edward. PR9570.S64M46 2012 820.9 954—dc23 2012013102 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Integra Software Services First edition: October 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.

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List of Figures

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Acknowledgments

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1 Introduction

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