India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes (Paperback)

Karline Mc Lain

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India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes Book Description

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.

A pioneering study of Indian comic book culture

Book Details

Title:	India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Author:	Karline Mc Lain
Edition:	Paperback
Language:	English
ISBN:	0253220521
EAN:	9780253220523
No. of Pages:	240
Publish Date:	2009-3-4
Binding:	Paperback

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