International Journal of Language & Literature

“Narrative Techniques of Amitav Ghosh’s The Circle of Reason”
V.S SANKARA RAO CHINNAM

Abstract
This article focuses on the narrative techniques of Amitav Ghosh with reference The Circle of Reason by analyzing new sensibilities, meanings and new dimensions in the Indian English novel. An attempt has been made in this article to make a study of the exciting experiments of Amitav Ghosh’s The Circle of Reason. It shows historical and political realities and trends, this clear headed erasure and re-drawing of cultural and political lines that divide and unite. Ghosh’s narrative skills and imaginative waves together a pluralistic and self-reflexive view of the world. Amitav Ghosh’s narrative technique the freshness of ides and genius of stylistic concerns and unrestrained experimentation in narrative technique is an indication of development in Indo-Anglican fiction. Allegory, symbols, fantasy, magical realism, narrative fluctuating backwards and forward in time, the compelling use of narrator, fluency in story telling and the unveiling of layers and layers of meaning have all becomes a mode of writing. Experimentation with English language the use of parody and sheer invention has resulted in the formation of new language rhythms. All experimented with narrative techniques to present new sensibilities, meanings and themes. Slick craftsmanship with narrative technique has created new dimensions and possibilities for the Indian novel in English.

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