Thought fiction made a late beginning it remains the forte of Indian writers. It is here that they have by their genius highlighted the Indian achievement in English. As Rushdie remarked the novelists “are in a position to conquer English Literature†they have made serious efforts to redefine English prose†with myths, homour (and) themes vast as the subcontinent†wrote Anthony Spaeth. With new trends emerging, new talents making their mark, new creative and critical branches visible, along with thematic varieties, technical experiments and linguistic innovation it is now “God’s Plenty.†This extraordinary richness poses a challenging task to a critic or anthologist to do justice to all in a single volume. Still it remains the responsibility of a writer to find the new writer along with the pioneer in the field. It is precisely this, which has been kept in mind while compiling the present volume of critical essays. The volume include the Founders: R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand Builders: Manohar Malgonkar, Bhabani Bhattacharya, Kamala Markandeya, Anita Desai, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Shashi Deshpande and the consolidators: V.S. Naipaul, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy, Jhumpa Lahiri. These essays addressed to both general issue and individual authors would give greater insight into Indian Writing in English.
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