Indian English
Novel: Styles & Motives
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FOREWORD
Mr. Dipak Giri’s book covers a wide perspective of Indian English
Fiction written by competent hands, who contributed on the major novelists of
the contemporary scene on diverse issues, mostly political and sociological,
which are now highlights of the syllabi of all Indian universities and
colleges. Fiction deals with contemporary realities from Rajmohan’s
Wife to the latest creations. In between, in the early part of the
twentieth century, before Raja Rao and R.K. Narayan appeared on the scene,
there had been masterful attempts at psychological and mysterious short
fictions, like “The Phantom Hour” and “The Door at Abelard” by Sri Aurobindo,
which are unfortunately little known.
This anthology also contains socio-psychological studies on love
and doom, despair and glory, the woman’s question, the marginalized majority,
the Dalits and the like. It is a comprehensive volume, covering large spaces
and reflecting on the leading novelists of our day, from Salman Rushdie down to
Chetan Bhagat, and even on the classics of the earlier days. The variety in
this co-operative anthology is quite remarkable.
I hope it will benefit both the teachers and the students.
Goutam
Ghosal, D.Litt.
Professor of English,
Visva-Bharati,
Santiniketan,
India