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portada Tradition Resurrected: Exploring Narayan and Desai's Literary Worlds
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
116
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9x15.2x0.7 cm
ISBN13
9786209475405

Tradition Resurrected: Exploring Narayan and Desai's Literary Worlds

Elamadurthi, Ranjit Kumar (Author) · LAP Lambert Academic Publishing · Paperback

Tradition Resurrected: Exploring Narayan and Desai's Literary Worlds - Elamadurthi, Ranjit Kumar

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Synopsis "Tradition Resurrected: Exploring Narayan and Desai's Literary Worlds"

The book undertakes a nuanced and critical exploration of select works by two towering figures of Indian English literature, R. K. Narayan and Anita Desai, situating their fictional worlds within the broader socio-cultural transformations of postcolonial India. It closely examines how their characters negotiate the complex and often fraught interface between entrenched indigenous traditions and the intrusive forces of modernity, frequently mediated through Western ideologies and lifestyles. The study foregrounds the evolving construction of subjectivity, with particular emphasis on female self-perception as shaped by patriarchal family structures, domestic spaces and socio-cultural expectations. It further interrogates the psychological landscapes of the characters, drawing attention to experiences of trauma, emotional dislocation, cultural alienation and fragmented identities. By analyzing narrative techniques, interiority, and symbolic spaces, the book reveals how Narayan and Desai employ their protagonists as sites of ideological tension and cultural negotiation capturing the enduring dialectic between heritage and transformation that defines the Indian postcolonial condition.

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