Vol. 3, Issue 12, Part H (2017)
Multiculturalism in the novels of Anita Desai
Multiculturalism in the novels of Anita Desai
Author(s)
Dr. Baby Kumari
Abstract
Anita Desai now lives in America is most celebrated and senior most writers. She is well thought out of the most illustrious novelists in English literature of India. Desai is diverse from other modern women writers in Indian writing in English in terms of her perception and unique style. Desai has emerged as a very grim, expert and talented novelists in Indian English literature. Born to a Bengali father and a German mother in 1923 at Mussorie, India, Desai inherited a legacy of multiculturalism. She later married a Desai (a Gujrati) and created several multiculturalism homes of her own in many parts of India and the world. Desai’s novel analyses the focus on Globalization, multiculturalism, and the essentials oneness of all religions. It also suggests how the study of multiculturalism in Desai’s novels add a new insight into her work and by relating it to postcolonial and post national concerns all over the world, it points to cultures everywhere. This paper adds a new dimension to the interpretation to Desai’s novels.
How to cite this article:
Dr. Baby Kumari. Multiculturalism in the novels of Anita Desai. Int J Appl Res 2017;3(12):566-568.