Reflections on Indian English FictionThe Book Presents A Collection Of Papers That Are Wide Ranging Not Only In The Choice Of Authors Two Of The Big Trio, R.K. Narayan And Raja Rao On The One Hand, And The Recent Ones Like Upamanyu Chatterjee And Manju Kapur On The Other, But Also In The Different Angles From Which These Novelists Have Been Discussed. It Includes A Much Talked About Author Like Arundhati Roy As Well As A Remarkable But Less Discussed Writer Like Ruskin Bond. It Consists Of Feminist Study As Well As Semiotic Study And Postmodern Reading. |
Contents
Study | 1 |
The Element of Human Compassion in | 14 |
A Social Semiotic Study of Shobha Des Narratives | 30 |
A Bend in the Ganges and Gandhis Philosophy | 52 |
Sociopolitical Concerns in Bhabani Bhattacharyas | 69 |
An Authentic Indian Novel | 85 |
A Study in Feminist | 115 |
A Critical Appraisal | 138 |
Influence of The Bhagavadgita in Arun Joshis | 156 |
Antithetical Patterns in Upamanyu Chatterjees | 177 |
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