In Custody
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In Custody is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores themes of linguistic decline, cultural change, and personal disillusionment through the story of a small-town Hindi lecturer’s encounter with an aging Urdu poet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In Custody canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Ismail Merchant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage |
English
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Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | In Custody (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| explores |
erosion of traditional literary culture in India
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tension between personal dreams and social constraints ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Imtiaz Begum
NERFINISHED
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Murad NERFINISHED ⓘ Nur Shahjehanabadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relationship between a lecturer and an aging Urdu poet ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
decay
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disappointment ⓘ memory ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasSettingContext | post-independence India ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Indian academia
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Urdu poetry ⓘ language politics in India ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Deven Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Hindi lecturer ⓘ |
| publisher | Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small North Indian town ⓘ |
| theme |
art and commercialism
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conflict between Hindi and Urdu ⓘ cultural change ⓘ decay of Urdu language ⓘ failed ambitions ⓘ idealism versus reality ⓘ linguistic decline ⓘ middle-class frustration ⓘ personal disillusionment ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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