Parsi English Novel presents a critical study of four major Parsi novelists writing in English. The book includes the novels of Firdaus Kanga, Rohinton Msitry, Farrukh Dhondy and Bapsi Sidhwa from the viepoint of thematic concerns, characterization, plot structure, narrative technique and language. These major Parsi novelists delineate in their respective attempts to give the radears an idea of what make them portray their community in their fictional discourse. Little is known about the miniscule community of the Parsis in spite of their considerable and significant contribution to various facets of national life in the Indian subcontinent.
About Author :
Dr. Jaydipsinh Kisabhai Dodiya teaches at Smt. Surekhaben Hasmukhbhai Gardi Institute of English and Comparative Literary Studies, Saurashtra University, Rajkot. He also taught English for eight years at Shardagram College in Mangrol. He has presented research papers at several national and international seminars held in India and abroad. He has edited a number of books including The Fiction of Rohinton Mistry, The Plays of Girish Karnad, The Fiction of Shobha De, Contemporary Indian Writing in English, Critical Perspectives on the Ramayana and The Novels of Rohinton Mistry.
Contents :
Preface
The Parsis and Parsi English Writing
Growing is Knowing : A Critical Study of Firdaus Kanga's Trying to Grow
A Fine Balance Between Hope and Despair Through a Long Journey: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction
Between the East and the West: A Critical Study of Farrukh Dhondy's Bombay Duck
Within the Subcontinent and Beyond: A Critical Study of Bapsi Sidhwa's The Crow Eaters, The Pakistan Bride, Ice-Candy Man and An American Brat
Bibliography
Index
