South Asian Literature in English (Fall 2024)


South Asian..literature written in English by authors either born in South Asia or who identify themselves with that region South Asian writing in English has recently received unprecedented critical and popular attention. The publication of Salman Rushdie's seminal novel Midnight's Children (1981) and the popularity of his later works, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize for The English Patient in 1992, and V.S. Naipaul's Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003 are just a few of the highlights that mark the significance of South Asian writing in English.
Skill Level: Beginner