India: A Wounded Civilization
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"India: A Wounded Civilization" is a reflective non-fiction work by V. S. Naipaul that critically examines India’s history, culture, and postcolonial condition through the lens of his travels and observations in the country.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| author | V. S. Naipaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Trinidadian-born British ⓘ |
| basedOn | V. S. Naipaul’s travels in India ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | India: A Million Mutinies Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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non-fiction ⓘ postcolonial critique ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modernist non-fiction
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
India
NERFINISHED
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Indian civilization ⓘ Indian culture ⓘ Indian history ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
Indian politics
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Indian religion ⓘ Indian society ⓘ post-independence India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial portrayal of India
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pessimistic assessment of Indian civilization ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Naipaul’s India trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical
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outsider’s perspective on India ⓘ |
| precededBy | An Area of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
civilizational decline
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legacy of colonialism ⓘ poverty and underdevelopment ⓘ religion and society in India ⓘ role of history in national identity ⓘ self-examination of Indian society ⓘ tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
20th century India
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postcolonial India ⓘ |
| titleCharacterization | metaphor of a wounded civilization ⓘ |
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