The Marginalised in Kiran Desai’s Novels
Author | : Dr. Capt. Sarbjit K. Cheema |
Publisher | : Lulu Publication |
Total Pages | : 45 |
Release | : 2021-03-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781678092566 |
ISBN-13 | : 1678092568 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Marginalised in Kiran Desai’s Novels written by Dr. Capt. Sarbjit K. Cheema and published by Lulu Publication. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kiran Desai is a distinguished writer, was born on 3rd September 1971. She is basically from Chandigarh, daughter of a famous writer Anita Desai. Desai grew up speaking German, Hindi, and English. She received a B. A. in English from the University of Delhi in 1957. Kiran Desai has a vast travelling experience in her childhood. From Chandigarh she went to Pune and then to Mumbai and again back to Delhi. Later during her teens she moved to England and then to USA where she has settled with her mother. Her mother’s influence of writing is great upon her as we see that she had joined an Institute of Technology to become a scientist, but left as bent of mind was inclined for writing. The suppression and oppression of Indian women were the subjects of her first novel, Cry, the Peacock (1963).