Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Afzal-Khan, Fawzia, 1958- Cultural imperialism and the Indo-English novel : genre and ideology in R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Salman Rushdie / Fawzia Afzal-Khan. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-271-00912-8 -- ISBN 0-271-01013-4 (pbk.) 1. Indic fiction (English) -- History and criticism. 2. Literature and society -- India -- History -- 20th century. 3. Desai, Anita, 1937- -- Criticism and interpretation. 4. Narayan, R. K., 1906- -- Criticism and interpretation. 5. Markandaya, Kamala, 1924- -- Criticism and interpretation. 6. Rushdie, Salman -- Criticism and interpretation. 7. Imperialism in literature. I. Title. PR9492.2. A4 1993 823 -- dc20 92-29782 CIP Copyright © 1993 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, Suite C, Barbara Building, University Park, PA 16802-1003 Printed in the United States of America It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper for the first printing of all clothbound books. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences -- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. -iv- |