Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s Novels: A Study

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The book gives a clear picture of Jhabvala’s novels. One can find the conflicts that arises between Indians and Westerners based upon the complexities of culture, history, and psychology. It shows how, the plots of her stories are interwoven round women who negotiate the oppression of a patriarchal society and also protests against the cruelty perpetrated on women by portraying her responses and reactions. It offers students and other readers a variety of ways to interpret a piece of literature.