Dalit Literatures in India

Joshil K. Abraham

Routledge India, 2016 - Literary Criticism - 366 pages

This book breaks new ground in the study of Dalit Literature, including in its corpus, a range of genres such as novels, autobiographies, pamphlets, poetry, short stories as well as graphic novels. With contributions from major scholars in the field, it critically examines Dalit literary theory and initiates a dialogue between Dalit writing and Western literary theory.

About the author

Joshil K. Abraham is Assistant Professor and Head of Humanities and Applied Sciences at G. B. Pant Govt. Engineering College, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha (GGSIP) University, New Delhi, India. Judith Misrahi-Barak is Associate Professor at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France. She teaches in the English Department.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dalit Literatures in India; A Routledge India original; South Asia edition
• Editor: Joshil K. Abraham
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Routledge India, 2016
• ISBN: 1315684314, 9781315684314
• Length: 366 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / Asian / General; Literary Criticism / Asian / Indic; Literary Criticism / General; Social Science / Discrimination; Social Science / General; Social Science / Minority Studies