Category Archives: World Writers

NVM Gonzalez: “As in myth…”–Part 2

The following is Part 2 of an article that originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly, Vol. 60:1 (Winter 1984): 102-118.  (Read Part 1.)  Widely considered one of the best single articles on Gonzalez and Philippine culture, it has been widely … Continue reading

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NVM Gonzalez: “As in myth…”–Part 1

The following article originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly, Vol. 60:1 (Winter 1984): 102-118.  Widely considered one of the best single articles on Gonzalez and Philippine culture, it has been widely reprinted, including in a University of the Philippines commemorative … Continue reading

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The Saint and the Sage: The Fiction of Raja Rao – Part 1

This essay originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly.  It  focuses on Raja Rao’s three major novels (Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, and The Cat and Shakespeare), arguing that they parallel the three stages of Vedic enlightenment—myth, philosophy, and perception—and … Continue reading

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