Ruth Prawer Jhabvalas Heat & Dust: The Atlantic Critical Studies

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, a twentieth century expatriate writer of Polish-Jewish origins and British upbringing, who chose to make India her home since 1951 for more than two decades, has made her mark as writer of novel, story, screenplay, non-fiction, etc, which have brought her worldwide recognition and prestigious awards and fellowships both in India and abroad. Her work offers a site for the intersection of cultures, especially those of India and Europe/America.
About Author :
I.H. Shihan a Reader in English, is now professionally attached to an undergraduate college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, West Bengal. As counsellor, he also has part-time association with Indira Gandhi National Open University. He did his Master's from the University of Burdwan and PhD from the University of Kalyani. For some time now he has eben inestigating the treatment of human relationship across cultures in fictional works of some Anglo-Indian, Indo-Anglian, expatriate American and Post-colonial writers.
Contents :
General Preface Preface Ruth Jhabvala-Life, Works and Achievements Writings on India and Ruth Jhabvala Heat and Dust: The Story The Race Relations in Heat and Dust Other Issues and Non-issues Men and Women in Heat and Dust Form, Structure and Technique Rounding Up Model Questions Further Reading Appendix Index