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How South Asian fiction uses childhood nostalgia to offer perspective on challenging social issues.
Three works of modern Asian fiction expose the broken nature of democracy.
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With great precision, South Asian literature in translation is amplifying the voices of the oppressed often silenced in academic textbooks.
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How contemporary works of literary fiction are reclaiming the insanity arc so often used in portrayals of women.
The highly celebrated Indian poet and novelist Vikram Seth's poetry offers the perfect salve for feelings of loneliness.
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Literature offers a perspective on motherhood often not seen in mainstream culture.
South Asian literature based on dysfunctional families bridges the distance some of us may feel to the topic of toxicity within families.