TY - BOOK AU - Sanga,Jaina C. TI - South Asian literature in English: an encyclopedia SN - 0313327009 : AV - PR9570.S642 S67 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Greenwood Press KW - South Asian literature (English) KW - Encyclopedias KW - English literature KW - South Asian authors N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-345) and index; Entries by Topic -- The Encyclopedia N2 - The volume focuses on writers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on novelists, novels, and cinematic adaptations, as well as poets, dramatists, autobiographers, short story writers, theoreticians, critical terms, themes, genres, literary movements, and key historical events. Entries are written by expert contributors and suggest works for further reading. The encyclopedia includes a chronology and closes with a selected, general bibliography of anthologies and critical studies. Given the enormous popularity of South Asian literature in English, this reference is essential for all libraries ER -