Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2009 Ananda Devi's Narrative Strategies and Subversions. Ritu Tyagi Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the French and Francophone Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Tyagi, Ritu, "Ananda Devi's Narrative Strategies and Subversions." (2009). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 3561. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3561 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please
[email protected]. ANANDA DEVI’S NARRATIVE STRATEGIES AND SUBVERSIONS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of French Studies by Ritu Tyagi B.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1999 M.A., University of California Irvine, 2003 May 2009 ©Copyright 2009 Ritu Tyagi All rights reserved ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The completion of this dissertation and doctoral degree would not have been possible without the help and support of many individuals. I would like to express my profound gratitude to my dissertation director, Dr. Jack Yeager, for his stimulating suggestions and encouragement. His pleasant smile, optimism, and positivity helped me sail through the most frustrating and depressing moments. My thanks also go to the members of my committee for their support: Dr.