Description: India's Immortal Comic Books : Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes, Paperback by Mclain, Karline, ISBN 0253220521, ISBN-13 9780253220523, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Pai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production.
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Book Title: India's Immortal Comic Books : Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: India's Immortal Comic Books : Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Publishing, Hinduism / General, Popular Culture, Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.6 Oz
Author: Karline Mclain
Item Length: 10 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Religion, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series: Contemporary Indian Studies
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
