SEARCH FOR IDENTITY IN THE SELECT NOVEL OF ARUN JOSHIS THE FOREIGNER

Dissertation submitted to PERIYAR UNIVERSITY In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH Submitted by N.PALCHAMY Reg.No.11PEN0900 Under the guidance of Mr.A.BARNABAS, M.A., M.Phil., Asst. Professor in English

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SELVAMM ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) (Nationally Accredited At The Highest Grade A By NAAC) (AFFILIATED TO PERIYAR UNIVERSITY) NAMAKKAL-637 003 APRIL 2013

Mr.A.BARNABAS, M.A., M.Phil., LECTURER IN ENGLISH, SELVAMM ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, NAMAKKAL.

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the dissertation entitled SEARCH FOR IDENTITY IN THE SELECT NOVEL OF ARUN JOSHIS THE FOREIGNER is a bonafied record of independent research work done by N.PALCHAMY [Reg.No:11PEN0900] under my supervision Mr.A.BARNABAS, M.A., M.Phil.., Asst.Professor in English, submitted to PERIYAR UNIVERSITY SALEM in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH and that the dissertation has not previously formed the basis for the award of any other Degree, Diploma, Associateship, Fellowship and the project represents independent and original work on the part of the candidate under my guidance.

Signature of the supervisor

Head of the Department

Internal Examiner

External Examiner

N.PALCHAMY, M.A.ENGLISH, SELVAMM ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, NAMAKKAL.

DECLARATION
I, N.PALCHAMY, hereby declare that the dissertation entitled SEARCH FOR IDENTITY IN THE SELECT NOVEL OF ARUN JOSHIS THE FOREIGNER submitted to PERIYAR UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH and that the dissertation has not previously formed the basis for the award of any other Degree, Diploma, Associateship, Fellowship or any other similar title to any university.

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Signature of the candidate [N.PALCHAMY]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, I thank God, the merciful and the passionate for providing me the opportunity to step in the excellent world of literature. I express my deepest gratitude to my thesis advisor Mr.A.BARNABAS, M.A., M.Phil., for devoting much time to reading my work over and over again. His special interest and knowledge in issues related to Indian literature enabled him to give me right guidance and also provided me with much needed motivation. I would like to thank Mr.R.SARAVANAKUMAR, M.A., B.Ed., Head of the Department of English, for giving me opportunity to do research. His dynamism, vision, sincerity and motivation have deeply inspired me. I express my immense thanks to Dr.P.SELVARAJ, B.V.sc., chairman, for having given me an opportunity to study in this esteemed institution. I wish to express my gratitude to the principal Dr.K.S.ARULSAMY, M.Sc., Ph.D., PGDEE (IIT/K) Selvamm Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Namakkal03 for his timely suggestion and constant encouragement throughout the period of study. I am extremely grateful to my parents for their love, prayers, caring and sacrifices for educating and preparing me for my future. Finally my thanks go to all the people who have supported me directly or indirectly to complete my research work.

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION A CRITICAL APPRECIATION OF THE FOREIGNER THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY

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III

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CONCLUSION

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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