Novels of Kamala Markandaya and Ruth Jhabvala

by Rekha Jha

The book discusses the East-West encounter in all its ramifications in the writings of the two novelists. The study encompasses, adopting a comparative approach, all the major novels including Kamala Markandaya’s A Silence of Desire, Possession, A Handful of Rice, Nectar in a Sieve and Ruth Jhabvala’s Esmond in India, A Backward Place, Heat and Dust and Three Continents.

300 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Pauline McGonagle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tried to put up another edition but said isbn already taken by this one. Completely different date and publisher.
Lost the will to try and fix it as going round in circles.