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Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer
AGARWAL, R. "Forster, Jhabvala and Readers" Journal of Indian Writing in English 3.2
(1975):25-7.
Argues that Jhabvala's fictional portrayal of India is superior to the much admired
perspective displayed in Forster's 'A Passage to India'. Forster's Dr. Aziz lacks any familial
connection and this distinction allows Jhabvala's totally "authentic picture" of Indian family life
to produce a more discerning representation of India for her readers. Primarily concerned with
upholding family life as key factor in sociological accuracy of fictional treatments of Indian life.
AGARWAL, R. "Two Approaches to Jhabvala" Journal of Indian Writing in English 5.1
(1977):24-7.
Seeks to bring into perspective the rift between Indian and Western critical
perceptions of the value of Jhabvala's writing. Points to lack of discernment of author's
purpose as possible underlying factor for Indian criticism having little regard for Jhabvala.
Questions the noticeable difference in critical reception between Western and Indian
reviewers and critics.
AGARWAL, R.C. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Study of Her Fiction New Delhi: Sterling, 1990,
126pp.
AGARWAL, R.G. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Study of her Fiction New Delhi: Sterling, 1989,
132pp.
AGARWAL, RAMLAL. "A Critical Study of Heat and Dust" in GUPTA, G.S.
BALARAMA., ed. Studies in Indian Fiction in English Gulbarga: JIWE Publications, 1987:
53-60.
ALBERTAZZI, S. "R.P. Jhabvala's 'Mythology of Captivity'" Commonwealth 8.1 (1985):31-
44.
AMUR, G.S. "Marriage as Symbolic Strategy in Seeta, Esmond in India and The Serpent and
the Rope" Journal of Literature and Aesthetics 1.3 (1981):5- [who wrote Seeta?]
ASNANI, S.M. "Jhabvala's Novels: A Thematic Study" Journal of Indian Writing in English
2.1 (1974):38-47.
Asserts Jhabvala's early fictions contain acutely accurate insights into Indian life full of
paradoxes and contradictions accelerated by East-West tension. Elaborates on family life as
the central focus of Jhabvala's writing. Questions the effectiveness of sociological aspects of
fictions in respect of certain character types, especially grandmotherly figures and servants.
Often makes use of comparison to Jane Austen.
BAWER, BRUCE. "Passage to India: The Career of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala" NewC 6.4
(December 1987):5-19.
BLACKWELL, F. "Perception of the Guru in the Fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala" Journal of
Indian Writing in English 5.2 (1977):6-13.
Traces the image of the guru through various treatments in several novels and short
stories. Analyses the character of the guru as it is reflected in the Western students