The Fiction of Raja Rao: Critical Studies

by Pier Paolo Piciucco, Rajeshwar Mittapalli

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In this volume, an attempt has been made to assess Raja Rao’s novels and short stories in terms of his, philosophy, vision, style, themes and techniques. Raja Rao scholars across the globe will find the book irresistible.Raja Rao is one of the triumvirate of the pioneering Indian novelists in English. His contribution to the growth of the English novel in India is enormous. Each one of his novels is a trendsetter. ‘Kanthapura’, for instance, demonstrates how the English language can be used to tell a typically Indian story without violating the native speech rhythms and his ‘The Serpent and the Rope’ gave a new direction too the Indian novel in English by philosophizing it. His range and vision transcend all barriers. He used the fictional medium to portray his patriotic and philosophical concerns in a masterly way. In this volume, an attempt has been made to assess Raja Rao’s novels and short stories in terms of his, philosophy, vision, style, themes and techniques. It is hoped that Raja Rao scholars across the globe will find the book irresistible.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rajeshwar Mittapalli

Rajeshwar Mittapali is Associate Professor of English at Kiakatiya University, Warangal. He has published a number of articles and books on Indian Writing in English, African Fiction and ELT. His books include The Novels of Wole Soyinka and Indian Women Novelists and Psychoanalysis. Besides these, he has edited twenty-two volumes of critical anthologies on a variety of literary subjects. He has also been the editor of The Atlantic Literary Review, published quarterly in New Delhi, since its inception.