Growth of the Oriya Novel
Contents: Oriya language and literature. 1. The beginnings. 2. The first two Oriya novels. 3. The early phase. 4. Fakir Mohan Senapati. 5. Nineteen thirties and nineteen forties. 6. Kuntala Kumari Sabat. 7. The Godavarish Duo. 8. Four Major modern novelists. 9. Nineteen fifties and after. Appendices: i. Oriya Novels which have won national awards. ii. Some well known Oriya novels in English translation. Index.
"Growth of the Oriya Novel seeks to construct a comprehensive history of the Oriya Novel from its humble beginnings in the eighteen seventies to its achievements at the turn of the twentieth century in terms of the hypothesis that all fictional texts are basically cultural discourses which inscribe contemporary history, society and ideology." (jacket)
