The Novels of Arun Joshi
The Novels of Arun Joshi

Author: Ed. M.K. Bhatnagar

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9788126900305

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Arun Joshi S Fictional World Is Most Strange. Peeling The Multiple Layers Of Artificiality, His Protagonists Seek To Confront The Mystery Of Life Beyond The Last Labyrinth. His Work Represents A Unique Depiction Of The Dual Between The Internal And The External, The Intuitive And The Imposed. He Catches The Bewilderment Of The Individual Psyche, Confronted With The Overbearing Socio-Cultural Environment And The Ever-Beckoning Modern Promise Of Self-Gratification/Self-Fulfilment. In The Face Of This Dual Onslaught His Protagonists Ratan, Billy Biswas, Som, Sindi Oberoi And Others Are Seen Poised Tantalizingly At Different Junctures Of The Philosophic Spectrum.Applying Sociological, Psycho-Analytic, Structural And Other Approaches Of Formal Textual Analysis, The Essays In The Present Anthology Take A Fresh Look At Arun Joshi'S Works, Revealing Areas And Stances, Hitherto Left Unexplored, Offer Critical Insights Into The Working Of The Protagonists' Minds, Besides Scrutinizing The Rhetorical Devices And Formal Strategies, Deployed By The Novelist For Coalescing The Matter With The Manner.An Indispensable Source-Book For Students, Researchers And Teachers Of Indian English And Commonwealth Literature In General And Arun Joshi In Particular.An Insightful And Thought-Provoking Casebook For Researchers In Philosophy, Psychology And Sociology.

The Novels of Arun Joshi
The Novels of Arun Joshi

Author: Shankar Kumar

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9788126902088

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The Present Book Is An Addition To The Study Of Arun Joshi S Novels In The Context Of The Theme Of The Crisis Of Identity In The Post-Modern World In The Wake Of Colonial Hangover, Economic Depression, Psychological Split-Up As Well As Existential Angst And Freedom Of Choice. The Major Characters In Joshi S Novels Find Themselves In A Predicament From Which They Find It Difficult To Get Disentangled. The One World Is Dead And The Other Powerless To Be Born. The Worldly Affluence Is Not Enough. The Escape From The Outer World To The Inner Keeps One Engaged. Bred On The Western Literary And Philosophical Obsession In Camus, Sartre, Malamud, And Other American Novelists, Joshi Finds It A Fashionable Craze To Write About The Crisis Of Identity Almost In The Same Vein In Which The Seventeenth Century English Authors Posed To Be Melancholy.

Arun Joshi's Novels
Arun Joshi's Novels

Author: Siddhartha Sharma

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9788126903184

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The Present Book Seeks To Present Arun Joshi As A Novelist Of Great Merit And As An Author Of Rare Sensitivity. It Reveals His Instinctive Ability To Articulate The Feelings Of The Post-Independence Indians Trapped Between The Indian Ethos And Western Influences. It Also Reveals His Psychological Insight And Understanding Of The Inner Lives Of The Beleaguered Protagonists. The Study Has Been Made Comprehensive Enough To Reveal The Various Perspectives Of Joshi S Novels, Thereby Helping Research Scholars Whet Their Critical Faculties And Appreciate Arun Joshi S Originality As A Great Indian English Novelist.The Book Comprises Seven Chapters. The First Chapter Is On Modern Indian-English Novel And The Place Arun Joshi Holds In Its Context. The Subsequent Five Chapters Are Named After Arun Joshi S Five Novels. The Second Chapter, The Foreigner, Is About The Protagonist Sindi Oberoi S Loneliness And Feelings Of Anguish And Anxiety Born Of His Estrangement From His Environment, Tradition And His True Self. The Third Chapter, The Strange Case Of Billy Biswas, Is About The Protagonist Billy Biswas S Suffering From The Crisis Of Self, Problems Of Identity And His Quest For Fulfilment. The Fourth Chapter, The Apprentice, Is About Ratan Rathor, Who Feels Confused And Lost In A World Full Of Chaos, Corruption, Hypocrisy And Absurdity. The Fifth Chapter, The Last Labyrinth, Is About Som Bhaskar S Infatuation With Anuradha, And His Essential Anxiety And Mystical Urge For The Vitals Of Life. The Sixth Chapter, The City And The River, Is A Parable Of The Times, Which Also Explores If The World Indeed Belongs To God And To No One Else. The Seventh Chapter, The Summing-Up , Shows Why Arun Joshi Holds A Place Of Singular Distinction In Contemporary Indian Writing In English. Since Not Many Books, Reviews And Articles Have Been Written On Arun Joshi, This Book Will Prove Very Fruitful And Informative To The Research Scholars And Men With Critical Faculties.

Arun Joshi's Novels
Arun Joshi's Novels

Author: Lokesh Kumar

Publisher: Sarup & Sons

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9788176254533

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Arun Joshi, 1939-1993, Indo-English novelist.

Indian English Literature
Indian English Literature

Author: Basavaraj S. Naikar

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9788126901227

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In Recent Years, The Indian English Literature Has Made Conspicuous Progress In All Its Forms, Mainly In Fiction And Poetry. The Present Anthology Aims At Presenting An In-Depth Study Of Nineteen Authors Who Are Both Established As Well As Upcoming Writers: Toru Dutt, Nissim Ezekiel, Jayanta Mahapatra, R.C. Shukla, Rajendra Singh, Mulk Raj Anand, Kamala Markandaya, Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, Shashi Tharoor, Shiv K. Kumar, Shobha De, Intizar Husain And Mahesh Dattani. Although The Present Anthology Contains Articles On Indian English Poetry, Fiction And Drama, But Fiction Enjoys A Prominent Place.Since Most Of The Authors Included In The Present Volume For Discussion Are Prescribed In The English Syllabus In The Various Indian Universities, It Is Hoped That Both The Teachers And Students Will Find The Book Extremely Useful. Even The General Readers Who Are Interested In Literature In English Will Find It Intellectually Stimulating.

The Strange Case of Billy Biswas
The Strange Case of Billy Biswas

Author: Arun Joshi

Publisher: Orient Paperbacks

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 8122207162

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The Strange Case of Billy Biswas is a compellingly thought provoking novel. A novel in which the normal and the abnormal, the ordinary and the extraordinary, illusion and reality, resignation and desire rub shoulders. The protagonist, Billy Biswas, is a man of extraordinary passions. He has everything going for him — education, wealth, status, travel, and a loving wife. Yet his inner world is rocked by a groundswell of discontent. He is consumed by a restlessness which grows steadily... Characterised by great elan and sophistication, the narrative unfolds in quick succession, and would be hard to believe were it not related in such a matter of fact, down to earth manner. 'In Joshi's hands we are swept into the unknown...' — The Times Literary Supplement, London

Man-Woman Bonding In Socio-Cultural Indian Concept
Man-Woman Bonding In Socio-Cultural Indian Concept

Author: Dr. Kajal Thakur

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1329131037

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Literature is one of the fine arts that employ "language" as medium of expression. It is essentially an expression of human feelings, emotions, sufferings and joys. Good literature is never outdated and is unbounded by space and time. It has permanence. It is also universal, in the sense that it appeals to readers of any nationality or linguistic ability. Language or culture may be different but human sentiments remain essentially similar in all literatures of the world.

Indian Fiction in English
Indian Fiction in English

Author: P. Mallikarjuna Rao

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9788171568437

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Indian Fiction 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 Behoves 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 Fiction In English, Therefore, Is To Attempt A Fairly Comprehensive Turn Of The Century Stocktaking Of Indian Fiction In English.The Anthology Puts Together Incisive And Highly Rated Articles On Almost All The Important Indian Novelists In English. Starting With The Three Pioneers, Namely Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan And Raja Rao, It Goes On To Include Perceptive And Analytical Articles On The Second Generation Novelists Such As Manohar Malgonkar, Bhabani Bhattacharya, Arun Joshi, Anita Desai, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Kamala Markandaya And Nayantara Sahgal And Finally, It Attempts An Assessment Of The Relatively Recent Entrants Into The Field Like Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh, Bharati Mukherjee, Rukun Advani And Boman Desai.Among The Contributors Are Some Of The Most Respected Scholars In The Field Of English Studies In India: K.K Sharma, Saros Cowasjee, Alastair Niven, H.H. Anniah Gowda, G.S. Amur, Ayyappa Paniker, M. Sivaramkrishana, Vasanth A. Shahane, Shiv K. Kumar And S. Krishna Sarma.