Pragmatism and Human Values in Some Short Stories of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Journal: International Journal of English, Literature and Social Science (Vol.5, No. 5)Publication Date: 2020-09-10
Authors : Parmendra Kumar Mishra;
Page : 1537-1539
Keywords : discourse; culture; multilingual; society; pragmatics.;
Abstract
Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni for her exceptional literary acumen has got several distinctions and awards. In 1989, she was given Memorial Award from Barbara Deming Foundation. In 1990, Santa Clara Country Arts Council honoured her for writing award. In 1993, she was honoured with writing award from Gerbode Foundation. She also got honor of receiving PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Prize for fiction. For the book Hearing Yuvacity she was given Ginsberg Poetry Award and push card Prize. She got American Book Award for her brilliant collection of short stories entitled Arranged Marriage. Before Columbus Foundation in 1996, The Mistress of Spices was nominated as the best book of 1997 by Lost Angles Times and best paper back of 1998 by Seattle Times. The literary career of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni begins with the publication of her debut short collection Arranged Marriage (1995). The realist discourse of cultural conflict in the multilingual society forms a central motive in her writing.
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