SATIRE IN SHASHI THAROOR’S ‘THE GREAT INDIAN NOVEL’

ABSTRACT

The present paper gives a glimpse on satire in Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel. The Great Indian Novel is Tharoor’s first and well-known novel. This research article depicts the satiric narrative in The Great Indian Novel. As a postmodern writer, Shashi Tharoor uses different narrative strategy such as satire, pun, parody, humour and comedy. In the first part of my research paper I have explained Shashi Tharoor’s life and his literary background. In the second part of my paper I wrote a brief introduction to Indian Writing in English and the importance of satirical narrative in the eighteenth century English Literature. In the final part of my paper I have analyzed satire in Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel.

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