Indian Novelists in English

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Salman Rushdie and his writings. 3. Vikram Seth and his work. 4. Arundhati Roy and her works. 5. Rohinton mistry and his works. 6. V.S. Naipaul and his works. 7. Amitav Ghosh and his works. 8. Jhumpa Lahiri and her work. 9. Shashi Tharoor and his works. 10. Upamanyu Chatterjee and his works. 11. A critique of Indian writing. Bibliography. Index. Indian Novels in English now enjoys a major presence across the world. From its humble beginnings in the thirties it has come a long way to emerge as a serious contender to some of the most coveted literary prizes in the world. In terms of popularity and market presence it has experienced phenomenal success in the recent years. While it behooves well to celebrate its success and revel in its glory, we should also stop to enquire into its strengths and weaknesses its achievements and failures and its present status and future prospects standing as we do on the threshold of the twenty first century. The underlying purpose of Indian Novelists in English, therefore, is to attempt a fairly comprehensive turn of the century stocktaking of Indian fiction in English. (jacket)