TY  - GEN
T1  - Myth Formation in the Fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh.
A1  - Chakraborty, Nilanjan
LA  - English
PP  - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Publisher
YR  - 2020
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1206397462
AB  - This book studies culture in terms of myths and how they function to construct the identity of communities. It focuses on myth formation in the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh, two major twentieth century authors from Nigeria and India respectively. The book analyses how these two authors use myth in their works to study the cultural mores of the societies they represent. Achebe represents the Igbo community of Nigeria and Amitav Ghosh represents various communities in India in both the pre-colonial and postcolonial phases, ranging from Bihar to Sundarbans in south Bengal. The book f.
OP  - 262
NO  - Description based upon print version of record.
CN  - PR9387.9.A3
SN  - 1527560031
SN  - 9781527560031
SN  - 1527557057
SN  - 9781527557055
KW  - Achebe, Chinua : Criticism and interpretation.
KW  - Ghosh, Amitav, : 1956- : Criticism and interpretation.
KW  - Achebe, Chinua
KW  - Ghosh, Amitav, : 1956-
KW  - Myth in literature.
KW  - Group identity in literature.
KW  - Mythe dans la littérature.
KW  - Identité collective dans la littérature.
KW  - Folk art.
KW  - Religion & politics.
KW  - Cultural studies.
KW  - Group identity in literature
KW  - Myth in literature
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -