Elizabeth West Livres

An account of a back-to-the-land experiment told with charm and honesty. Re-published with a new introduction by the author.

"Mirrorwork" is a unique anthology featuring thirty-two selections from Indian authors writing in English over the last fifty years. Curated by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West, it showcases often-overlooked literary talents through novel excerpts, stories, and memoirs, highlighting the evolution of Indian literature in English.

The indian subcontinent has produced some of the worlds greatest writers, and a body of literature unsurpassed in its sustained imagination, impassioned lyricism and sparkling tragi-comedy now salman rushdie and elizabeth west have collected together the finest indian writing of the last fifty years published to coincide with the anniversary of indias independence, it is an anthology of extraordinary range and vigour, as exciting and varied as the land that inspired it including works mulk raj anand gita mehta anjana appachana ved mehta vikram chandra rohinton mistry upamanyu chatterjee r k narayan amit chaudhuri jawaharlal nehru nirad c chaudhuri padma perera anita desai satyajit ray kiran desai arundhati roy g v desani salman rushdie amitav ghosh nayantara sahgal githa hariharan i allan sealy ruth prawer jhabvala vikram seth firdaus kanga bapsi sidhwa mukul kesavan sara suleri saadat hasan manto shashi tharoor kamala markandaya ardashir vakil

Highlighting the contributions of women in the book production process, this work illustrates how they leveraged their status as outsiders to male-dominated institutions. By examining their roles, the book reveals how these women collectively influenced the literary landscape, producing numerous titles that have earned classic status over time.