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Orientalistic Approach to Anita Desai's Novels: A Critical Study

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines the Orientalist themes in the novels of Anita Desai through the lens of Edward Said’s Orientalism. While Desai’s works are praised for their psychological realism and Indian settings, they are often interpreted through a Western lens. This study argues that Desai’s narratives, while shaped by diasporic experience and Western readership, challenge stereotypical representations of India. Her novels subtly critique Western spiritual tourism and Orientalist romanticism by presenting a fragmented, internal, and often disenchanted India.

Source: RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary

DOI: 10.31305/rrijm.2025.v10.n6.035

Authors: Dimpy Gupta, Lakhwinder Singh Bedi

Institution: Desh Bhagat University

Language: English

Topic: Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412403410

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