Description: This books adopts a parallel approach to literary and urban form to understand how contemporary Indian English fiction engages with the city as the exemplary site of the so-called 'New India'. A wide range of contemporary texts are discussed, including graphic novels, television crime series, and literary novels.
Review Quotes: "City Fictions of the New India is a brilliantly researched, finely crafted and accessibly written book that deserves a place in the shelves of both university and personal libraries. The interdisciplinary application of theory and analysis makes it particularly appealing to students of urban and citizenship studies, South Asian literary history, and anglophone literatures." -- Pavan Malreddy, Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies