I am working for my MPhil on the topic " A Tale of Two Jungles: A Study of
Selected Narratives of Imperialism" . This is a comparative study of
Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOKS and LEAPHOME AND GENTLEBRAWN(1932) by Frieda
Hauswirth Das. Frieda Das is an Anglo of Austrian origin who married an
Indian. But she has been completely marginalized. Her novel makes for very
interesting reading and is in many ways a subversion of Kipling's Jungle
Book. For instance, monkeys who are a much vilified lot in Kipling become
the protagonists in Das' novel.
I am looking at the construction of the jungle in these narratives. I would
like information on works done in this area especially if any comparing
both of them or any help sites or papers on Kipling on the net
Thank you
Yours sincerely
Sujit Mahapatra
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