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Almond, Ian, 1969-

World literature decentered : beyond the "West" through Turkey, Mexico and Bengal / Ian Almond - New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. - 254 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in comparative literature .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index

The ghost story: Hayalet, Fantasma, Bhut -- The hotel narrative: Anayurt, Shahjahan, Isabel -- Femicide narratives: Mujer, Mohila, Kadın -- Re-telling myth: Mito, Katha, Efsane -- Melancholy: Melancolía, Monomora, Hüzün -- The Orient: Şark, Prachi, Oriente

"Looking at a series of themes across three literatures (Mexico, Turkey and Bengal), the book examines hotels, melancholy, orientalism, femicide and the ghost story in a series of literary traditions outside the 'West'"--

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Comparative literature--Themes, motives
Mexican literature--History and criticism
Turkish literature--History and criticism
Bengali literature--History and criticism

PN45 / .A375 2022

809 / A452