The Fictional Art of Arun Joshi: An Existential Perspective examines the achievements of Arun Joshi as a novelist from a new perspective. Divided in six chapters followed by "Overall Evaluation." it analyses the entire corpus of Arun Joshi’s novels and demonstrates that there is a pattern in his works. The innate urge to determine life’s meaning in positive terms leads Joshi’s protagonists to wage an incessant war against challenging situations. The author’s capacity of critical judgement is reflected in the analysis of novels. He derives conclusions in a convincing manner and the organisation of critical material is remarkable. The five substantive chapters devoted to Arun Joshi’s five novels have been indigenously designed in such a way that the arguments are corroborated by textual citations. The endeavour is commendable for the reason that it strives to undo the injustice done to one of the most distinguished Indian English novelists. It also presents the socio-economic and cultural background leading to the literary milieu of the period to which Joshi belongs and there is no doubt that it will make a valuable book in terms of its contribution to the field of scholarship pertaining to Arun Joshi.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suresh Chandra
Prof. Suresh Chandra is a Professor and Head of the Post Graduate Department of Rachna Sharir at State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow since last four years. For more than last twenty five years he has been teaching subject of Sharir to the student's in wide range of Government Ayurvedic Colleges of Uttar Pradesh such Government Ayurvedic College, Gurukul Kangri, Hardwar, and Government Ayurvedic College Atarra (Banda) and now at Lucknow. He received M.D. (Ayurveda) Sharir degree from Lucknow University, Lucknow in the year 1982. He has many valuable papers to his credit, which have been published in National Journals of Ayurveda. He also presented most laudable scientific papers in different scientific seminars and workshops organized by Ayurvedic Institutions of the country. Prof. Suresh Chandra is recipient of the prestigious late Bhaskar Govind Ghanekar "Best Sharir Teacher" award of the country and also late Laxmi Bai Thatte "Best M.D. thesis:" award from All India Sharir Research Institute, Lucknow. He has been honoured with a title of "National Dissector" in Dissection Methodology Training Programme organized by All India Sharir Research Institute, Lucknow. He possess skilled hand for meticulous cadaveric dissection. He is supervisor of number of M.D. and Ph.D. thesis and also expert member and examiner in Universities of India.
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