English-language novels

The First Chapter: Importance and Qualities A quality first chapter is a necessary part of any novel. It is what first catches the reader 's eye, therefore it must be the thing to hold the reader 's interest. A first chapter is the reader 's first look into the inside of the plot and the characters within it. A first chapter is an introduction to the things to come. It sets up with the tone, the characters, the setting, and any current or underlying conflict. These qualities can easily be…

He had trouble learning in class, knew less than a hundred words in English, and “was fated to be the “problem student” in class (Rodriguez par. 3). At the time all he heard was sounds and because of the language barrier his family had felt an intimacy at home and alienated in public. Rodriguez being fluent in only Spanish at the time made studying strenuous since the work was in English. He writes that, “without question, it would have pleased me to have heard my teachers address…

for her debut novel The God of Small Things, has chosen to employ language psychologically, typographically, structurally, and culturally in order to create characters and represent the Indian sensibility in all its cultural dimensions. Language is not only employed to mean the spoken or written words but also the way cultural groups understand and communicate to one another through customs and traditions in the novel. Roy has employed the language in such a way throughout the novel that helps…

In Juliana Delgado Lopera’s short novel, Quiéreme, she her autobiography is best described as an untraditional in every sense of the word. Lopera’s quick novel clocks in at about 44 pages but is a colorful twisted versions of noting one’s life. In her series of essays, Lopera uses a wide range of writing tools such as her personal voice, Spanglish language, and narrative, she tells her journey of self-discovery through her life and reveals her unique identity to the reader. One of the way…

which have all been transformed, into crystalline remains of literature in a variety of languages with a host of language, the literature produced here depicts an amazing variety Urdu, Hindi, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi, literatures with all of their prestige show a rich literary heritage. However, this progress and development has not been demarcated to indigenous literatures of Pakistan. Pakistani literature in English has also gained access into a wider genre that is winning critical acclaim and…

The Golden Gate (1986) and A Suitably Boy (1993). He stunned the literary world with his novel. Upamanya Chatterjee, with his novel English August (1988) was a great success”. Chatterjee’s tone was ironic and shown all the administration. Chatterjee brightly uses Indianised English in the novel. His contemporary Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel, (1989) is one of the greatest success of Indian English fiction. In the 1990,sRohintion Mistry has arisen as a significant novelist. Such a…

a novel written by Markoosie and published serially between 1969 and 1970 in Canada and known for being the first Inuit novel. The article also discusses the translations of the novel into English and French, the unequal translation relationship between major and minor languages that many times has a history of colonialism and oppression behind it, and the post-colonial contact zones created through certain translational acts. Henitiuk begins by stating how translation from a minor language…

and the Goblet of Fire and I believe that the author, JK Rowling has made an excellent use of language in this very famous novel of hers. Different characters' speech patterns reveal their levels of education. Wizards speak in proper English, and Hagrid, who is half-giant and not fully educated, drops his H's and slurs his words together a bit sloppily. House-elves have no sophisticated mastery of language. They use terrible grammar, referring to themselves in third person and using almost…

originally written in a foreign language other than English. Some of these pieces of literature have become so popular that they have been translated in order for people to enjoy them. One of the most popular pieces of literature would be Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate. The translation of the books can be considered an accurate translation. However, translation has an effect on the origins of the book. My research consist of exploring how the Spanish to English translation of Like Water for…

provoking and well written novel highlighting the depths of human nature. Written through alternating points of view, Cleave connects two unlikely characters; a white woman from Kingston-upon-Thames and a sixteen year old Nigerian girl. On a vacation to Nigeria, Sarah, the woman from England, sacrifices her finger to save the Nigerian girl, Little Bee, from a mob looking to kill everyone in her village. While their story begins there, they share a connection throughout the novel, showcasing the…