Kamala Markandaya: A Critical Study of Her Novels, 1954-1982

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Nectar in a Sieve (1954). 3. Some Inner Fury (1955). 4. A Silence of Desire (1960). 5. Possession (1963). 6. A Handful of Rice (1966). 7. The Coffer Dams (1969). 8. The Nowhere Man (1972). 9. Two Virgins (1973). 10. The Golden Honeycomb (1977). 11. Pleasure City (1982). 12. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

This Book is the outcome of years of study on the part of the Authors, who have done full justice to the status and popularity of Kamala Markandaya. In this exhaustive critical study of the novels of Markandaya and her fictional art, the authors have tried their best to present this highly sensitive woman in the right perspective. This book is written diligently and intelligently ' that it becomes a tour de force in the domain of criticism. It is cast in a clear and lucid style, and follows a chronological pattern. This book will be of immense value to the advanced scholars as well as to the general readers.