Quest of Modern Man: From Angst to Love

Authors

  • Devasree Chakravarti Ph. D. Research Scholar, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.
  • Dr G. A. Ghanshyam Head, Department of English, Government M.L. Shukla College, Seepat, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India

Keywords:

Salman Rushdie, Self, Individual love

Abstract

Salman Rushdie, a name to reckon with in contemporary Indian English Fiction has represented this angst of modern man in all his novels. In his fictional narrative, the modern man finds a voice to express his dilemma of existence amidst a society that has evolved into a global one but in the process has lost on the local. The man has been able to transcend the boundaries of nations, space and matter but has hardly any knowledge of his own ‘self’. In each of his novels, Rushdie depicts the individual’s struggle with his self and his gradual transformation through the healing power of love and acceptance.

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Published

01.07.2010

How to Cite

Devasree Chakravarti, & G. A. Ghanshyam. (2010). Quest of Modern Man: From Angst to Love. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 2(1), 8–13. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL020103

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010): July

Section

Research Articles

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