Irony of Fate: Kamal Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve

Authors

  • Dr Samira Shamim Assistant Professor, English, Government Engineering College Buxar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2022.v07.i07.025

Keywords:

Despair, Fate, Hunger, Nature, Poverty, Protest

Abstract

Kamala Markandaya presents the vivid picture of irony of fate in Nectar in a Sieve. The novel unfolds the elements of hunger and starvation in this novel very keenly. The protagonist of this novel faces a lot of problem in her life. The cause of poverty and miseries are reflected very realistically. Without doubt, the novel is a fervent cry of protest hunger and poverty.

References

Joseph, Margaret, P. Kamala Markandaya, New Delhi: Arnold Heinemann, 1980.

Joseph, Margaret, P. Kamala Markandaya Arnold Heinemann, New Delhi, 1980.

Mehta, P. P., Indo-Anglian Fiction: An Assessment, Prakash Book Depot, Bareilly, 1979.

Markandaya, Kamala: Nectar in a Sieve, New Delhi: Jaico Publishing House, 1956.

Parameswaran, Uma, A Study of Representative Indo-English Novelists, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, 1976.

Rao, Nageswara E., “The Fertility Motif in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve, Indian Literature since Independence, ed. Ayyappa Panicker New Delhi: Indian Association for English Studies, 1991.

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Published

15-07-2022

How to Cite

Shamim, S. (2022). Irony of Fate: Kamal Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve . RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary, 7(7), 169–172. https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2022.v07.i07.025