Bøker av Bishnupriya Ghosh

Global Icons considers how highly visible public figures such as Mother Theresa become global icons capable of galvanizing intense affect and sometimes even catalyzing social change.

India's 1997 celebration of the Golden Jubilee marked 50 years of independence from British colonial rule. This anniversary is the impetus for this exploration of the English language icons of South Asian post-colonial literature such as: Salman Rushdie, Vikram Chandra and Amitav Ghosh.