• ISBN13: 9788126931057
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: June 15, 2020
• Pages: 184
• Original Price: INR 695.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 320 grams

The Novels of Mulk Raj Anand: A New Critical Spectrum includes twelve insightful essays which not only shed new light on the old classics like Untouchable, Coolie, Two Leaves and a Bud, and The Old Woman and the Cow, but also deals with issues like despair and delight in the novels of Mulk Raj Anand, the identity crisis, Anand’s creative exploitation of the linguistic resources of the English language, his narrative technique, his humanism, his treatment of individuals as social constructs, the symbiotic relationship between art and culture studies, and other unexplored facets of Anand’s writings. Mulk Raj Anand, the doyen of Indian English fiction, whose writing career spanned nearly four decades, has carved out a permanent niche in the literary world. Anand’s writings are marked by his fine perception of the Indian ethos, the sinister forces that operate in the Indian society, his humanitarian outlook, and profound sympathy for the down-trodden and the underprivileged. His novels are, thus, faithful transcripts of and serious comments on the contemporary social reality. The students of Indian English Literature would find this book immensely useful, and also those who keep interest in the writings of Anand would find the essays quite thought-provoking and illuminating.

Dr. T.M.J. Indra Mohan, M.A., D.H.Ed., Ph.D., is a retired Professor of English having more than three decades of experience in teaching language and literature. He has taught at the Postgraduate and Research Department of English, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai. He has supervised and guided a number of Ph.D. students in their research works. In addition, he has published many articles in reputed journals in India and abroad. He has also edited several anthologies and textbooks.

• 1. Despair and Delight in the Novels of Mulk Raj Anand
• ––Binod Mishra
• 2. A Comparative Study of Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable and Sharan Kumar Limbale’s “Akkarmashi”
• ––Shiv Kumar Yadav
• 3. Identity Crisis in the Novels of Mulk Raj Anand
• ––Binod Mishra
• 4. Indian Nuances of Anand’s English: An Examination of His Early Novels
• ––Ashok kumar Bachchan
• 5. Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable: A Triumph of Narrative Skill
• ––U.S. Rukhaiyar
• 6. Humanistic Note: A Study in Mulk Raj Anand’s The Old Woman and the Cow
• ––Ramesh Kumar Gupta
• 7. Humour and Irony in the Pre-Independence Novels of Mulk Raj Anand
• ––Ashok Kumar Bachchan
• 8. Individual versus Society in the Novels of Mulk Raj Anand and Anita Desai
• ––Binod Mishra
• 9. Anand’s Vision of War and Death in Across the Black Waters
• D. Ramakrishna
• 10. Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable: A Social Document
• T.M.J. Indra Mohan
• 11. Two Leaves and a Bud: A Proletariat Novel
• N.P. Ravi Kumar
• 12. Mulk Raj Anand’s Coolie: A Socio-Literary Perspective, Past and Present
• Evangeline Manickam
• Bibliography
• Contributors