Books by Vijay Mishra

This book looks at ways of reading, uncovering and recovering meanings in postcolonial writing in English through the works of Salman Rushdie. It uses textual criticism and applied literary theory to resurrect the underlying literary architecture of one of the world's most controversial, celebrated and enigmatic authors. It sheds light upon key aspects of Rushdie's craft and the literary influences that contribute to his celebrated hybridity. It analyses how Rushdie uses his exceptional mastery of European, Anglo-American, Indian, Arabic and Persian literary and cultural forms to cultivate a fresh register of English that expands Western literary traditions.

Exploring the work of key writers from across the globe, this work constitutes a major study of the literature and other cultural texts of the Indian diaspora.

Mishra argues that Indian film production and reception is shaped by the desire for national community and a pan-Indian culture. He examines this through the dual methodologies of postcolonial studies and film theory.