South Asian Novelists in English: An A-to-Z Guide

325 Pages·2003·20.326 MB·English

by  Jaina C. Sanga

South Asian
Novelists in
English
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South Asian
Novelists in
English
An A-to-Z Guide
Edited by Jaina C. Sanga
Emmanuel S. Nelson, Advisory Editor
GREENWOOD PRESS
WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT • LONDON
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
South Asian novelists in english: an A-to-Z guide / edited by Jaina C. Sanga
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-31885-9 (alk. paper)
1. Authors, South Asian—Biography. 2. Indic fiction (English)—South Asian authors. 3.
Indic fiction (English)—20th century—History and criticism. I. Sanga, Jaina C, 1961-
PR9496.2.S6S68 2003
820.9,954—dc21 2002070045
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Copyright © 2003 by Jaina C. Sanga
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002070045
ISBN: 0-313-31885-9
First published in 2003
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For my father, Max Chinai, whose ideas have influenced
me more than he knows.
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Contents
Introduction
by Jaina C. Sanga xi
MEENA ALEXANDER (1951- )
by Lavina Dhingra Shankar 1
MULK RAJ ANAND (1905- )
by Rochelle J. Almeida 6
ANJANAAPPACHANA(1972- )
byLaraVKattekola 12
JEAN ARASANAYAGAM (1930- )
by Chelva Kanaganayakam 16
VIKRAM CHANDRA (1961- )
by Doug Payne 21
UPAMANYUCHATTERJEE(1959- )
by Rochelle J. Almeida 27
AMIT CHAUDHURI (1962- )
by Purvi Shah 32
NIRAD CHANDRA CHAUDHURI (1897-1999)
by Pallavi Rastogi 38
KAMALA DAS (1934- )
by Manju Jaidka 43
ANITA DESAI (1937- )
by Pradyumna S. Chauhan 47
SHASHIDESHPANDE(1938- )
byJosnaRege 54
FARRUKHDHONDY(1944- )
by Sangeeta Mediratta 61
CHITRABANERJEEDIVAKARUNI(1956- )
by Lavina Dhingra Shankar 64
viii CONTENTS
INDIRA GANESAN (1960- )
by Sangeeta Mediratta 69
ZULFIKARGHOSE(1935- )
by Waqas Ahmad Khwaj a 72
AMITAV GHOSH (1956- )
by Bakirathi Mani 78
YASMINEGOONERATNE(1935- )
by S. W. Perera 83
JAMES GOONEWARDENE (1921-1997)
by Nihal Fernando 88
ROMESHGUNESEKERA(1954- )
by Gautam Kundu 93
SUNETRA GUPTA (1965- )
by Vij ay Lakshmi (Chauhan) 100
KAIZADGUSTAD(1968- )
byJignaDesai 103
MOHSINHAMID(1971- )
by Waqas Ahmad Khwaj a 107
GITHAHARIHARAN(1957- )
by Meenakshi Bharat 111
RAJ KAMALJHA (1966- )
by Pallavi Rastogi 115
FIRDAUSKANGA(1961- )
by John C. Hawley 118
MANJUKAPUR(1949?- )
by Pallavi Rastogi 122
MUKULKESAVAN(1957- )
by Padmaja N. Challakere 125
ADIB KHAN (1949- )
by Rebecca Sultana 128
CHANDANI LOKUGE (19??- )
by S.W. Perera 132
MANOHAR MALGONKAR (1913- )
by Janet M. Powers 136
KAMALAMARKANDAYA(1935- )
by Hena Ahmad 141
GITAMEHTA(1943- )
by Pradyumna S. Chauhan 149
VED MEHTA (1934- )
by Suj ata Iyengar 153
PANKAJMISHRA(1969- )
by Rahul Gairola 158
cONTENE IX
ROHINTONMISTRY(1952- )
by Tess E. Chakkalakal 162
BHARATI MUKHERJEE (1940- )
by Kellie Holzer 169
KIRAN NAGARKAR (1942- )
by Niti Sampat-Patel 177
SUNITINAMJOSHI(1941- )
by Harveen Sachdeva Mann 181
KIRINNARAYAN(1959- )
by Grant Farred 186
R. K. NARAYAN (1906-2001)
by John P. Langan 193
MICHAEL ONDAATJE (1943- )
by Anthony R. Guneratne 201
VICTOR RANGEL-RIBEIRO (1925-
by Gita Raj an 207
RAJA RAO (1910- )
by Janet M. Powers 212
ARUNDHATI ROY (1960- )
by Emmanuel S. Nelson 218
SALMAN RUSHDIE (1947- )
by Michael Reder 223
NAYANTARA SAHGAL (1927- )
by Jill Didur 235
I. ALLAN SEALY (1951- )
by Manju Jaidka 243
SHYAMSELVADURAI(1965- )
by Emmanuel S. Nelson 247
VIKRAMSETH(1952- )
by Anthony R. Guneratne 251
BULBULSHARMA(1952- )
by Natasha W Vashisht 257
BAPSISIDHWA(1938- )
by Feroza Jussawalla 260
KHUSHWANT SINGH (1915- )
by Doug Payne 265
SARA SULERI (1953- )
by Ambreen Hai 272
MANILSURI(1959- )
by Kellie Holzer 277
SHASHITHAROOR(1956- )
by Gita Raj an 281