Category Archives: World Writers

The Saint and the Sage: The Fiction of Raja Rao – Part 2

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Richard Guzman

This is Part 2 of a long essay that originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly.  (Read Part 1.)  It  focuses on Raja Rao, one of India’s greatest writers, arguing that his three major novels (Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, … Continue reading →

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World Writers

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Richard Guzman

Though I have written mostly about Raja Rao and N.V.M. Gonzalez, I have also worked on others and have taught many, many more in my classes.  Below is a list of “World Writers” written about on this site. The first … Continue reading →

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World Writing: Raja Rao

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Richard Guzman

Raja Rao One of India’s most distinguished writers, Raja Rao (1908-2006) won his country’s highest literary prizes and was also a Nobel Prize nominee.  He wrote three major novels: Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, and The Cat and Shakespeare, … Continue reading →

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