Abstract: Kunstlerroman, which arose concurrently with industrialized capitalism, are characterized by the integration of the social process with the development of an individual, but the English variety is distinguished from the French and German by its overriding ethical concern. The English Kunstlerroman can be further sub divided into novels of accountability and novels of empowerment. This dissertation presents the novels Possession and Pleasure city by Indian novelist Kamala Markandaya, as Kunstlerroman, a class of novels that deal with the formative years of an individual up to his development as an adult.
The novels describe how Kamala Markandaya uses the spiritual ideals of asceticism to explore the lives of people. The novels discuss the significance of the name of the protagonist and also cite how the novelist tackled the Hindu ethos.
Keywords: Kunstlerroman, Possession and Pleasure city, Kamala Markandaya.
Title: Kunstlerroman Exertion in Kamala Marakandaya’s Possession and Pleasure City
Author: R. RAJALAKSHMI
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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