Papers On Indian Writing In English : Fiction ( Vol. 2 ) (Hardcover)  | Released: 2002

This volume consisting of seventeen papers deals exclusively with Indian Fiction in English right from its beginning to the present day. It focuses our attention on such reputed novelists of India as Raja Rao, Kamala Markandaya, Manohar Malgonkar, B. Rajan, Anita Desai, Arun Joshi, Kamala Das, Michael Chacko Daniels, Farukh Dhondy, Shashi Deshpande, and Arundhati Roy. There is also a chapter on the origin and growth of the sister form, Indian Short Story in English. Most of these papers have already appeared in various magazines, periodicals and critical anthologies, but they are being culled here in book form to ensure their availability to readers and researchers alike. The original form of papers has been retained and the sources of their first appearance duly acknowledged.Table of Contents: 1. Indian Fiction in English : Retrospect and Prospect 2. The Narrative Technique of Kamala Markandaya 3. The Golden Honeycomb : A Critical Appraisal 4. The Historian as a Novelist : Manohar Malgonkar 5. The Presence of Two Cultures : East-West Encounter in the Novels of B. Rajan 6. The Dark Dancer : A Critique 7. Failure And Frustration : A Study of Anita Desais In Custody 8. The Novels of Arun Joshi : A Critical Study 9. The Novels of Michael Chacko Daniels 10. Kamala Dass Alphabet of Lust (1976) : An Appraisal 11. Contemporary Indian-English Short Story : An Overview 12. The Serpent in the Rope : Symbolism in Raja Raos Kanthapura 13. Farrukh Dhondys Bombay Duck : A Critical Analysis 14. The Hub of The Wheel : Recurring Metaphors in Shashi Deshpandes Novels 15. Shashi Deshpandes That Long Silence (88) : A Feminist Reading 16. Reversing the Gear : A Critique of The God of Small Things 17. Setting the Scale Straight : Socio-Political Concerns in Arundhati Roys Fiction