• ISBN13: 9788171569472
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: March 6, 2001
• Pages: 192
• Original Price: INR 350.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 190 grams

Critical Response to Indian Fiction in English contains a series of critical articles, each devoted to a description as simple and straightforward as possible. It includes almost all the prominent novelists in Indian writing in English. The novelists discussed in this anthology are — Mulk Raj Anand, R.N. Tagore, Kamala Markandaya, Bhabani Bhattacharya, R.P. Jhabvala, Nayantara Sahgal, Shashi Despande, Anita Desai, Khushwant Singh, Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy and Taslima Nasrin. The contributors to this book are — Amar Nath Prasad, Surendra Narayan Jha, Dr. N.D.R. Chandra, Mrs. Pradnya V. Ghodpade, Dr. V. Thanuvalinga, Hari Om Prasad, S.G. Bhanegaonkar, Arjun Kumar, Dr. Chhote Lal Khatri, Arati Biswa, Darshana Trivedi, Dr. Sharada Iyer, Dr. Bhasavraj Naikar, Dr. A.K. Bachchan, Dr. Rama Kundu, M.B. Gaijan and Dr. John E. Abraham. The volume dives deep into the works of Indian novelists in English and presents the critical study of their respective works. It’ll certainly prove to be a great asset to teachers and students and to those who are doing research.

Amar Nath Prasad teaches English at Jagdam College (J.P. University), Chapra (Bihar). He is a goldmedalist in English. He also served in Indian Army for a very short period of time. He has to his credit a commendation certificate conferred by late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the Honourable President of India. He has attended a number of seminars and conferences. Most of his scholarly papers have been published in different books and journals, magazines and newspapers. His area of interest is Women Novelists in Indo-Anglian Fictions. He has edited three books : (1) Indian Women Novelists in English; (2) Indian Novelists in English : Critical Perspectives and (3) Studies in Indian English Fiction.

• 1. Gandhian Impact on Indo-Anglian Fictions
• Amar Nath Prasad
• 2. The Reflection of Socio-political Changes in the Indian English Fiction : Between 1935 and 1975
• Surendra Narayan Jha
• 3. “Identity, Culture & Theory
• Towards Feminine Gender Representation”
• Dr. N.D.R. Chandra
• 4. Caste Conflict in Mulk Raj Anand’s Major Novels
• Mrs. Pradnya V. Ghorpade
• 5. The Pattern of the Narrative Voice in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable
• Dr. V. Thanuvalingam
• 6. Rabindranath Tagore : As a Novelist
• Hari Om Prasad
• 7. Fertility Symbol in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve
• S.G. Bhanegaonkar
• 8. Ironic Vision and Social Realism in the Novels of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
• Arjun Kumar
• 9. Nayantara Sahgal’s A Situation in New Delhi : A Critical Study
• Chhote Lal Khatri
• 10. Sound of the Silenced : Shashi Deshpande’s That Long Silence
• Dr. Arati Biswal
• 11. Her Life Is Her Own
• Darshana Trivedi
• 12. Anita Desai’s In Custody : Deven’s Agony and Ecstasy
• Dr. Sharada Iyer
• 13. The Conflict between Imperialism and Nationalism in I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale
• Dr. Basavaraj Naikar
• 14. Fantasy in Arun Joshi’s The City and the River
• Dr. Ashok Kumar Bachchan
• 15. Seth’s Use of Rhythm in A Suitable Boy
• Dr. Rama Kundu
• 16. A Broad Study on The God of Small Things
• Dr. John E. Abraham
• 17. Dalit in “The God of Small Things”
• M.B. Gaijan
• 18. Taslima Nasrin’s Lazza : A Revolt Against Religious Persecution
• Amar Nath Prasad