Explore the urban transformation of India through its captivating Anglophone fiction in ‘City Fictions of the New India’. This groundbreaking study, perfect for readers of ‘The Bookish Owl’, examines how contemporary Indian literature by authors like Arundhati Roy and Aravind Adiga reflects the evolving cityscape of Delhi, Mumbai, and beyond. Discover how novels, graphic fiction, and television dramas engage with crucial themes of infrastructure – from water and waste management to roads and telecommunications – and their impact on urban citizenship and collective rights. ‘City Fictions’ offers an insightful, interdisciplinary analysis of how literature illuminates the challenges and aspirations of India’s rapidly developing cities, linking literary representations to political discourses and the rise of a consumerist middle class.