Raja Sharma: 876 books

Major part of the novel is set in the present and half a century before the present time. The novel tells the story of a relationship between a young doctor, Natalia, and her grandfather, who tells her different stories. Most of the stories are about the Deathless Man who meets the grandfather on...

Being a very great observer of human nature, Edith Wharton has very skillfully developed the characters of the novel with a minimal number of strokes.It is the artful writing of the author that has kept the book popular even today. There are several evocative passages in “Ethan Frome.”...

As the novel opens, Clarissa happens to be eighteen years old. She is very beautiful and universally admired and loved. People give her example to show what a woman ought to be like. She is an exemplary woman in the society.Clarissa Harlowe comes from an up-and-coming family. Although the family...

The novel deeply explores the relationship between Joe and Jed Parry. It also explores the reactions of all the other characters after the tragic accident. Self-awareness in narrative is also explored by the novel.The power of love, limitations of knowledge, and epistemological doubt are some...

“Ellen Foster” by Kaye Gibbons was first published in 1987. This novel by the American author was an instant success. Both critics and readers admired the writing style and the presentation of the story.In October 1997, “Ellen Foster” was selected in Oprah’s Book Club. The story revolves...

Richard Perry is the central character. He is a young man. He lives in Harlem, New York City, amidst his troubled neighborhood; however, he continues to hold onto his dreams.Although he is very intelligent, Perry can’t afford to pay for his higher studies at a college. Consequently, he enlists...

“The Jew of Malta” by Christopher Marlow is assumed to have been written either in 1589 or 1590. The plot of the play is based on religious conflict, intrigue, and vengeance.In the backdrop of the story is the struggle for supremacy between the Ottoman Empire and Spain in the Mediterranean....

“Annie John” by Jamaica Kincaid was first published in 1985. It is a coming-of-age novel that describes the growth of a girl in Antigua, an island in the Caribbean.The novel deals with several significant issues such as mother-daughter relationships, racism, lesbianism, education, depression,...

Tsitsi Dangarembga is one of the few Zimbabwean writers who have found their distinct place in the world literature scenario. Having spent most of her childhood in England, Tsitsi went back to Africa and completed her higher studies there. However, she later did her Medical studies at Cambridge University,...

It is said that Dean Myers had a very troubled young age. Even as a young man, he struggled with his speech and it hindered him from expressing himself openly and completely.Owing to his this particular speech shortcoming, he was often ridiculed by his classmates and teachers. They deduced...

In "Go Tell It on the Mountain", the author has made several references to the Holy Bible. The story of Ham is the most significant of all. The story of Ham goes like this in short: Ham was the son of Noah. One day, he saw his father naked. Noah was furious and he cursed Ham’s son Canaan that he...

According to Angela Carter, she started working on “Wise Children” after she had come to know that she had cancer. It was really very difficult for her because she would be leaving a small son and a husband behind her.Some of the lines in the novel very eloquently reflect the author’s...

“Yonnondio: From the Thirties” by Tillie Olsen was written in the 1930s, but it was first published in 1974.The novel revolves around the struggles faced by the Holbrook family during the 1920s. The story is basically about the life of the working-class family. It also deals with the themes...

The story is set against the backdrop of the First World War. It was the time of death and destruction. The novel very intelligently deals with the problem and experience of change.The time of the First World War is often described as a period when the world was robbed of its innocence. Its...