num_pages: 132
description: This study which tries to explore the vistas of portrayal of non-Indian characters in the Indo-English novels of the first generation Writers - Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, R.K.Narayan and Balachandra Rajan, Kamla Markandaya and Anita Desai, highlights the various approaches of these six writers,so as to create newer dimensions in Indo-English writing. The question logically probed at is thate when Anglo-Indian writers themselves fail to comprehend India, how do the Indo-English writers venture to explore non-Indians are always the Britishers. Further it highlights the treatment of the non-Indians suffer from"marinated bile" to use Rushdie's phrase, when it comes to their interaction with India? Why do they fall into a despondent muddle of Psychological inertia and absurd responses ? All these areas are probed for the first time in this genre of critique on Indian writing in English. About Author : Dr. A.V. Suresh Kumar is on the English Faculty of Nizam College, Osmania University, and also co-ordinates the working of the English Language Teaching Centre at Nizam College. He has pupblished a number of papers on subjects as wide ranging as religion and Dravidian philology. His many areas of interests are Commonwealth Literature and English Language Teaching. Contents : Preface Acknowledgement I. Introductio II Rise of the Indian Novel in English III Non-Indian Characters --- An Approach IV Non- Indian Characters in Mulk Raj Anand V. Non-Indian Characters and Raja Rao VI Non-Indian Characters and R.K.Narayan--B. Rajan VII Non-Indian Characters and Kamala Markandaya- Anit Desai VIII Coclusion Bibliography Index
language: English
title: Six Indian Novelists: Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, R.K. Narayan, Balachandran Rajan, Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai
titlecomplete: Six Indian Novelists: Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, R.K. Narayan, Balachandran Rajan, Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai
publisher: Creative Books