DEPICTION OF RURAL FICTION IN SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF MANOJ DAS

Authors

  • Dr. Shaifali R. Puri

Abstract

The literary scenario of India has spread out new dimensions due to emergence of notable writers during the post-Independence period. It was during this period writings of various generes such as novel, poetry, essay and short story in Indian English Literature flourished. Manoj Das is one of the major Indian English writers of the twentieth century. He is from Oriya and also considered as Indian Writer in English translation because he has translated some of his stories and novel from Oriya into English. Thus, he is at a time, Indian English writer and also Indian Writer in English Translation studies. The Indian writers may be divided into two groupsIndian English Writers and Indian Writers in English. Some writers are categorized in both fields as they worked in both fields. This article defines literary term ‘satire’. Moreover, it provides ManojDas’s views on his application of satire in his fiction with the help of “Trespassers” and “The Submerged Valley”. Further, it gives analysis of satires and highlights dominant features of rural culture in it. The bulk of satires is classified into social, political, religious and economical rural life.

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Published

2020-07-20

How to Cite

Dr. Shaifali R. Puri. (2020). DEPICTION OF RURAL FICTION IN SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF MANOJ DAS. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology, 17(5), 1601-1608. Retrieved from https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/7690