Counterrealism and Indo-Anglian Fiction

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Counterrealism and Indo-Anglian Fiction Counterrealism and Indo-Anglian Fiction Chelva Kanaganayakam This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Kanaganayakam, C. (Chelvanayakam), 1952– Counterrealism and Indo-Anglian fiction Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-55458-062-0 1. Indic fiction (English)–History and criticism. 2. English fiction–20th century –History and criticism. I. Title PR9480.1.K35 2002 823 C2002-900016-5© 2002 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 www.wlupress.wlu.ca Cover design by Leslie Macredie. Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors or omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. ∞ This book is printed on Ancient Forest Friendly paper (100% post-consumer recycled). Printed in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. For Professor K. Sivathamby, an extraordinary scholar, whose vision showed me how to inhabit many worlds. v ...