Narrative Technique of Bhabani Bhattacharya
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Bhabani Bhattacharya is a literary giant in the galaxy of Indian English writing of
fiction. He uses both the conventional and the modern methods in his fiction. As a
true artist, he does not adhere to any single point of view for the presentation of his
stories. Though he prefers, for the most part, to narrate the stories from the traditional
omniscient point of view, yet at times he resorts to interior monologues to reveal the
inner experiences of the characters. In his three novels, viz. So Many Hungers, He
Who Rides a Tiger and A Dream in Hawaii, Bhattacharya makes experiment with
this new technique of narration, though without exclusively depending on it. The
reader becomes aware of the stream-of-consciousness of his character: the flux of
their mind, its continuity and yet its continuous change, as he happens to know of
their silent musings or immediate thoughts or reactions to incidents. Rahoul in So
Many Hungers and Kalo in He Who Rides a Tiger, are the characters who brood
often, and their broodings reveal their immediate thoughts and reactions. The reader's
communication with these characters takes place through their thoughts.
Bhattacharya's last novel, A Dream in Hawaii, particularly opens with the musings of
the protagonist, Yogananda. The internal monologue that takes place within
Yogananda's mind at once illustrates to the reader what is passing in his mind.
Nowhere does he become conscious of the writer's presence in the narrative.
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