LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:2 February 2018
ISSN 1930-2940

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Subversion of Gender-Roles in Select Fiction of Anita Nair

Shobha Rani, Research Scholar


Abstract

Introduction

The contribution of women writers in Indian writing in English is significant. If names like Toru Dutt and Sarojini Naidu are associated with impressive poetry, those of Anita Desai, Arundhati Rai, etc. are associated with fiction. In the field of women’s writing in English the contribution made by Anita Nair to Indian fiction deserves attentive study.

Anita Nair’s Focus

Anita Nair exposes the conditions of men and women with wit and humor in a variety of themes. Her novels and writings deal with the social themes besides crime thrillers, a historical novel, mythological references and magic realism etc. Anita Nair’s fiction suggests an exclusive space for women, a space which helps them deconstruct the mythical identity and a distinct status of their new identity through a subversion of gender roles.

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Shobha Rani, Research Scholar
Telangana Univeristy
Nizamabad 503322
Telangana
India
shobhasampath@yahoo.com

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