Marked by filiations and affiliations contemporary literature in English reflects a sort of nativised hegemonic sensibility with a view to reacting against the empire and its onslaughts. Besides British and American literature, commonwealth literature has emerged as an important component of contemporary literature in English. Divided into two sections, the volume deals with the commonwealth writers, like Nissim Ezekiel, A.K. Ramanujan, Jayant Mahapatra, Kamala ...
Indian Novel in English is a significant component of commonwealth literature with writers like Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao among others winning international acclaim as men of letters. The premier institution of India, the National Academy of Letters, i.e. Sahitya Akademi has acknowledged the excellence of several works of fiction over the years. Rooted in the native ethos, these novels man of letters. The premier institution of India, the ...
In Indian English Fiction feminism has manifested in all its strengths and contradictions in the works of Anita Desia, Rama Mehta, Nayantara Sahgal and Shashi Deshpande among others. The national Academy of Letters, i.e. Sahitya Academy has acknowledged the excellence of several works of fiction written by these women writers over the years. Though rooted in the native ethos these novels unravel the strategies of their unravel the strategies of their creators to ...