Kamala Purnaiya Taylor
Kamala Markandaya (
1924 -
May 16,
2004) was a pseudonym used by
Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an
Indian novelist and
journalist.A native of
Mysore, India, Markandaya was a graduate of
Madras University, and afterwards published several short stories in Indian newspapers. After India declared its independence, Markandaya moved to
Britain, though she still labeled herself an Indian
expatriate long afterwards.
Known for writing about
culture clash between Indian urban and rural societies, Markandaya's first published novel,
Nectar in a Sieve, was a bestseller and named a notable book of
1955 by the
American Library Association. Other novels include
A Silence of Desire,
A Handful of Rice,
The Nowhere Man,
Two Virgins,
The Golden Honeycomb, and
Pleasure City.
Markandaya died in
London on
May 16 2004.
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Indian writing in English*
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