Reading Prose and Fiction

Paper Code: 
ENG 502
Credits: 
3
Periods/week: 
3
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 
  • To enable the students to comprehend and appreciate a variety of prose and fictional works as avenues of creativity
  • To enable them to learn the fundamentals of fiction & short stories, viz. structure, dialogue, mood, setting, scenes, language, etc.
7.00
Unit I: 

M.K. Gandhi

Fearlessness

 

Ronald Mackin

Man of Everest

 

J.B.S. Haldane

Illnesses That Make You Healthier

7.00
Unit II: 

Nirad C. Chaudhuri

My Birthplace

 

M. Chalapathi Rau

Nehru the Democrat

6.00
Unit III: 

R.K. Narayan

The Gateman’s Gift

 

C. Rajagopalachari                                    

The Nose-jewel

 

Chaman Nahal                                           

The Silver Lining

6.00
Unit IV: 

Khushwant Singh                                      

The Interview

 

P. Padmaraju                                            

Cyclone

 

Mulkraj Anand                                           

The Lost Child

9.00
Unit V: 

R. K. Narayan                                       

The Guide

Source Books: 
  • A Choice of Short Stories, OUP, 2006 (Edited by Shakti Batra and P. S. Sidhu)
  • A Choice of Prose by D. Chatterjee and S. K. Prasad (OUP).
  • A Short History of the English Novel by S. Diana Neill (Indian Reprint; Kalyani Publishers)
  • Short Stories of Yesterday and Today ed. Shiv K. Kumar (OUP)
  • Popular Short Stories (OUP)
  • English Prose Selection (OUP)
  • Essays, Short Stories and One-Act Plays (OUP)
SUGGESTED READINGS: 
  • A Concise History of Indian Literature in English ed. by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
Academic Year: 
2017-2018