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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
The book is a critique of Waiting in the Wild (2018), the debut novel of Gunjan Sinha (b.1957), a journalist turned full-time writer from Bihar. His novel which deals with the struggle of women of three generations covering a period of over six decades in the post-independence era has become popular among the readers and has been prescribed for study in the university syllabus in Bihar. It offers a glimpse into the predicament of Indian women in the post-independence era as depicted by contemporary Indian English Novelists.
The book covers a detailed discussion of the post-independence Indian English novelists of the 20th and 21st centuries and their works, the various aspects of theme and style of Waiting in the Wild, and a reflection of the status and struggle of women in contemporary Indian society. The book is useful for common readers interested in Contemporary Indian English Fiction and helpful to students, researchers, and academia in understanding and appreciating Waiting in the Wild in a wider context.
Dr. Arun Kumar Mishra
Dr. Arun Kumar Mishra (b.1957) is MA (English), Ph. D. from Ranchi University, Jharkhand and PGCTE from EFLU, Hyderabad. He has retired as Associate Professor, Department of English, Lajpat Rai (PG) College Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (UP). He has published two books and several research papers in National and International journals. He has been supervising research projects leading to the award of Ph.D. His area of interest is Indian English Fiction, Afro-American Fiction and Indian English Drama.
