Selected Novels of Arundhati Roy And Ruth Prawer Jhabvala a Study of Postmodernism

Abstract

The present research titled Selected Novels of Arundhati Roy and Ruth Prawer newlineJhabvala: A Study of Postmodernism investigates the postmodern narrative newlinestrategies, thematic concerns, stylistic innovations, and ideological implications in newlinethe selected novels of two major writers of Indian English fiction Arundhati Roy newlineand Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Though separated by generation, cultural background, newlineand literary temperament, both writers illuminate the complexities of postcolonial newlineIndia through pluralistic, fragmented, and self-reflexive narratives that align with newlinepostmodern literary sensibilities. The study undertakes a comparative examination of newlineRoy s The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, alongside newlineJhabvala s Heat and Dust, The Householder, and A Backward Place. Through these newlinetexts, the thesis attempts to situate their fiction within the broader discourse of newlinepostmodernism, while also emphasizing their individual contributions to newlinecontemporary Indian English literature. newline newline