The present book on Indian Novels in English is a collection of seventeen research papers and essays written at different times for literary journals and anthologies. There is a general discussion about the sensibility of the Indian Novels in English in the first chapter. It raises several pertinent questions about its nomenclature, nature, scope and serious limitations. The papers are focussed on mainly novels. However, three novelists are also studied in separate papers, They are Kamala Markandaya, Shobha De and V.S. Naipaul. They throw light on the nature of their novels and investigate how far Indian they are in their sensibility. Kamala Markandaya’s concern for the social values of India is lauded, while Shobha De’s place in serious literature is questioned. Naipaul’s novels are commendable but the author questions his nationality. There are fourteen novels critically examined here. They are scholarly discussion giving insights into these narratives. It is hoped that this book will be of good use for students, researchers and the lovers of Indian novels in English.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chhote Lal Khatri
Dr. Chhote Lal Khatri born in 1965 in Jehanabad, Bihar, had his early education at local schools, graduated with Honours in English from College of Commerce, Patna and did his M.A. in English and Ph.D. from Patna University, Patna. His doctoral research was on "Vivekananda: An Appraisal (A Critique of his speeches and writings)" which was subsequently published by Prestige Books, New Delhi in the year 2000. He is a bilingual poet writing in English and Hindi. His first Hindi Poetry collection and second one in English are in Press. His poems are widely published and anthologized in India and abroad. He edits Cyber Literature, a biannual journal of international repute devoted to poetry and criticism. He is also one of the editors of his College magazine Sanket. He has to his credit about three dozen research papers and forty reviews. He was honoured and felicitated by Michal Madhusudan Academy, Kolkata for his book Kargil, in 2002. He is on the advisory board of A.B.I., U.S.A. His brief biographical note is included in several Directories of A.B.I., U.S.A. and I.B.C. England. He has been teaching English literature since 1993. Currently he is a lecturer in the Dept. of English T.P.S. College, Patna.
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