Early Echoes of Digital Alienation in Upamanyu Chatterjee’s English, August: An Indian Story
Before the advent of the digital media, Upamanyu Chatterjee’s novel English, August: An Indian Story (1988) anticipated the divided consciousness of the digital era. The novel swirls around two poles, the fantasies of the western media and the shadowy terrain of post-colonial India which is recognized by Agastya Sen, a...