A Critical Study of the Novels of Anita Desai

Contents:  Foreword.  Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Feminine psyche. 3. Familial relationships.  4. As a social being. 5. Anita Desais fictional techniques. 6. Conclusions.  Bibliographical note.  Bibliography. Index.

The book is a pioneering study of its kind chronologically examining the novels of Anita Desai mostly from a female point of view. The book excels in formally analyzing the character and situation relationship in the overall context of the feminine phyche which it thoroughly examines. The value of the book is immensely enhanced by a consideration of Anita Desais fictional technique. Dr. Gopal’s formal method is not a closed universe but cross refers to the social structure within which the situations manipulate characters and their destinies. (jacket)