Realism in selected novels by Khushwant Singh

Abstract

quotThe thesis entitled Realism in Selected Novels by Khushwant Singh attempts newlineto carry out a critical investigation and analysis of realism in the selected novels of newlineKhushwant Singh and assess the plot, story and characters in his novels in terms of newlinetheir realistic treatment and deterministic portrayal. The novels taken up for the newlineresearch study are I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, Delhi, The Company of Women newlineand The Sunset Club. The thesis focuses on delineating the different dimensions of newlinerealism in Singh s selected novels, viz., human relationships, love and sex, loss of newlinevalues, loneliness, problems of women, identity crisis, socio-political and historical newlineissues of contemporary India. The thesis employs a realist approach that involves an newlineemphasis on observation, description, and detail, as well as an unflinching newlinecommitment to social and political critique in Singh s novels. The thesis critically newlineexamines the issues of communalism, corruption, casteism, and gender inequality in newlineSingh s novels in an attempt to confront, address and raise awareness about important newlinesocial and political issues in India. The thesis brings to light, through a critical newlineexploration of the nuances of human behavior and psychology, the novelist s mode of newlinecharacterization and narrativization which embody his realistic and humanistic newlineapproach towards his subject matter. In conclusion, the thesis contributes towards newlineacquiring a deeper understanding of Singh s selected novels as engaging and thoughtquot newline