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Books by Sunetra Gupta
Sunetra Gupta amidst her write-ups depicts the stylistic, narrative and thematic characteristics of the human mind.

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Books by Sunetra GuptaSunetra Gupta belongs to that Rushdie and post-Rushdie generation of Indian English Writers whose members are essentially cosmopolitan in their cultural and linguistic affinities-though they are often read and marketed as predominantly Indian writers in the West. Being a resident of Calcutta and the university town oxford, in her novels is highlighted a mingle theme of both the cities. The web of postcolonial trend of depicting the human conditions is not missing in her writings. Sunetra Gupta`s novels share many stylistic, narrative and thematic characteristics: a dexterity with literary language, a profusion of canonical references, a tendency towards versions of the stream-of-consciousness technique, a concentration on brilliant protagonists straddling the worlds of science and literature, and thin plots resolved by or revolving around momentous events like deaths, disappearances, drowning, suicides.

Memories of Rain: - Entwined with romance and sheer fizz and the quintessential brilliance of love and the disastrous pain of marriage weaves the magical story of "Memories of Rain".

The Glassblower`s Breath: - The Glassblower`s Breadth represents the panting yarn of the maze of women`s mind.

Moonlight into Marzipan: - Moonlight into Marzipan, highly acclaimed book of Sunetra Gupta deals with the shattered dreams of the individuals in the postcolonial world.


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