Literature Flashcards
What did Kamala’s father do for a living?
He was a rail transport officer
When did Kamala attend the university of Madras?
At the age of sixteen
When did Kamala decide to take a pen name?
After she began publishing writing short stories in an Indian newspaper
What war prevented Kamala from getting a degree?
WWII
Who was married to Kamala Markandaya?
Bertrand Taylor
Where did Kamala and her husband live?
England
What year did Kamala die?
2004
How many novels did Kamala publish?
10
What was Kamala’s first novel?
Nectar in a Sieve
When was Kamala’s last novel published?
1982
Is William Golding a Commonwealth writer?
No
Wole Soyinka’s play “Death and the King’s Horseman” dramatizes what?
British colonialism’s effect on indigenous life
When was Death and the King’s Horseman published and who was it written by?
Wole Soyinka, and 1975
What author is known for writing about difficult relationships between mother and daughters?
Jamaica Kincaid
What themes would a commonwealth writer most likely explore?
Migration, diaspora, nationalism, identity, colonialism
Why did the label commonwealth writers fall out of favor?
They had different experiences under British colonialism
What was Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s native language?
Gikuyu
What is ambiguous about Nectar in a Sieve?
It is unclear whether it happened before or after Indian independence
What was the nickname for India given by Queen Victoria?
Jewel in the crown
Why did Vasco De Gama travel to India?
To take advantage and monopolize Indian goods
Which monarch chartered the British East India Company? When?
Queen Elizabeth; 1600
When was the charter for the East India company removed?
Until 1857
What is zamindarship?
A legalized system of tax farming
What village was Kamala Markandaya born?
Chimakurti
