Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2015

MAN –WOMAN RELATIONSHIP IN THE SELECT NOVELS OF ANITA DESAI AND KAMALA MARKANDEYA

S. Lalitha, Dr. R. Gowrishankar

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<p>  A Comparative Study of Selected Novels of Anita Desai and Kamala Markandaya endeavours to examine the man–woman relationship as depicted in the selected novels and also analyzes the ways the protagonists have adopted to overcome the problems of their lives. A comparative study of the two novelists provides a fascinating and rewarding experience. Anita Desai and Kamala Markandaya are the two great artists in the realm of English fiction. However, except for an article or two, not many studies have attempted a comparative analysis of married Indian women in the novels of these two writers. They are ready for sacrificing themselves. They move from self –denial to self – assertion and from self –negation to self –affirmation. A large number of critical articles and some full length studies with regard to the two writers have appeared individually. This study is an attempt to analyze various women characters against the background of important aspects of woman’s life – marriage, migration, motherhood and midlife. Hence, this paper seeks to examine the portrayal of women by these two contemporary Indian women novelist</p>

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S.Lalitha, Dr. R.Gowrishankar Man –Woman Relationship in the Select Novels of Anita Desai and Kamala Markandeya Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 7 July 2015

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