A Spectrum of Indian English Literature

This is a collection of critical essays on Indian English Literature by diverse hands, with a special focus on the theme of conflict and development in it. It contains thirteen essays by as many scholars, and the scholars contributing to it are both Indian and Westerners. Indian authors like, Raja Rao, R.K. Narayan, Amitav Ghosh, V.S. Naipaul, Manohar Malgonkar, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Girish Karnad, Aravind Adiga, Kiran Desai, Kamala Markanadaya, and their texts have been studied herein. This collection will, hopefully, prove useful to teachers and researchers and find a place on the shelves of the libraries the world over.