narratives of loss and longing: literary developments in postcolonial south asia

This volume brings together new research on the developing and transforming literary scape in South Asia in the aftermath of the partitions of 1947 and 1971. It thematically explores the transformations that have taken place in the literary spheres of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, since violence and irresolvable conflicts wreaked the subcontinent, through the narratives of loss and longing.

The volume deals with key themes such as feminism, minorities and marginality, vernacular history, Bengali literary representations, and post-Partition artistic and literary representations. It contributes towards fostering a network for academic exchange across the borders thereby presenting diverse and in-depth studies on a plethora of subjects within the larger framework of literary landscapes.

Narratives of Loss and Longing will be of interest to scholars of literary studies, postcolonial and decolonial studies, partition studies, minority studies, refugee studies, gender and women’s studies and those interested in South Asia, especially India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Nukhbah Taj Langah is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of English (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Roshni Sengupta is an Associate Professor at School of Liberal Studies, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India.