The Novels of Bapsi Sidhwa: A Critical Evaluation

by Dr. Pramod Kumar Singh

Overview

The Novels of Bapsi Sidhwa: A Critical Evaluation is an attempt to discover and analyze Bapsi Sidhwa's concern with the subjective truth of human personality as it finds adequate expression in her novels. Sidhwa's novels presents socio-cultural aspect of a minority community, i.e., Parsees, struggling hard for self-equalization in an absurd or oppressive world. This work is an indispensable source book for students, researchers and teachers of Indian English and commonwealth literature in general and fiction of Bapsi Sidhwa. The Crow Eaters (1978) is a novel about an endearing family which provides a vibrant window onto life and social as well as cultural milieu in India under the British colonial rule and a nation on the threshold of historical transformation. Sidhwa's assessment of the plight of women is quite prescient and provocative. The Pakistani Bride (1963) is full of socio-cultural realism. Ice-Candy-Man (1981) narrates exodus of Parsees from Pakistan to India during pre-partition era. An American Brat (1992) is a charming love story. The novels assign her a respectable place in world of literature. Contents Introduction @ The Crow Eaters : A Real Reflection of Parsi Culture and Tradition ® The Pakistani Bride : A Tale of Orphan Girl @ Ice-Canady-Man : A Tale of Partition & Its Repercussions illrAn American Brat : A Saga of Cultural and Religious Conflicts @ Bapsi Sidhwa : Language and Style 0 Conclusion

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789385484292
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	109
File size:	390 KB

About the Author

Dr. Pramod Kumar Singh, Professor & Head, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara (Bihar) is an author of national repute. He has a large number of scholarly research papers and books published to his credit. He edits journals, namely, The Literary Mirror and Bihar Industrial Journal. He is a post-graduate in English, History, Sociology and Linguistics and a graduate in Law. As a founder member and Chairman of 'Buddha Welfare Trust', a voluntary, charitable and social organization. Dr. Singh has participated in several welfare projects on tribals and other backwards communities. Dr. Singh has earned national and international recognition through his standard books published in the field of law, social science and English literature. His books in English literature are: The Novels of R.K. Narayan: A Critical Study; Indian Fiction in English; Major Indo-English Novelists & Novels; Five Contemparay Indian Novelists;Salman Rushdie: A Critical Evaluation; Major Indo-English Poets & Poetry; Shobha De: A Ctricial Evaluation; The Novels of Mulk Raj Anand: A Cricial Evluation; The Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya: A Ctrical Study; Critical Studies on Sahitya Academy Award Novels; and Critical Studies on Man Booker Awarded Novelists. His contribution in the Field of Law are: Supreme Court on Human Rights & Social Justice; Legal Language & Legal Writings; Laws on Computer, I.T. & Cyber Crimes; A Manual of Service Law; Digest on Banking; Loans & Money Claims; Supreme Court on Service Law; Digest on Dishonour of Cheques, Laws on Writ Revision & Appeals, Digest on Criminal Minor Acts and A Manual of Criminal Trial.