Books by Ramu Nagappan

What happens when we speak about violence? Ramu Nagappan joins contemporary discussions of the ethics of representing suffering through an examination of literary and cinematic texts that bear witness to social violence in South Asia. The book focuses on literary works by Amitav Ghosh, Rohinton Mistry, Saadat Hasan Manto, Salman Rushdie, and the "Spectacular" Bollywood films of director Maniratnam.

Investigates how literary and cinematic fictions intervene in the politics and reception of social suffering. With its interdisciplinary scope and historical perspective, this title focuses on central events such as the Partition of 1947, the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984, and religious conflicts between India and Pakistan.