Feminine Sensibility in the Novels of Anita Desai

Abstract

Anita Desai is a modern indo-Anglian writer, widely recognized, not only in India but also in the world of fiction writing. She has emerged as the most significant novelist on the contemporary literary scene. The present paper aims to explore the feminine sensibility in the novels of Anita Desai. In her novels, the structure of the society is patriarchal where man is the controller of the sexual, economics, political and physical power. Desai very beautifully depicts in her novels the social predicament of women in India that life offers a very little choice to a woman who yearns for happiness. Her art of characterization is superb. Through her writings, she has given a voice to the unsung soul i.e; woman the beautiful creation of God.

Key words:-  contemporary, sensibility, patriarchal, predicament etc.