Novel and Novelists: Three Writers, Three Novels (ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಆನಿ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಕರ್ತ್: ತೇಗ್ ಬರವ್ಪಿ, ತೀನ್ ಬರ್‍ಪಾಂ/ಕಾದಂಬರಿ)

Richard Rego
ದೊ| ರಿಚರ್ಡ್‌ ರೇಗೊ ಜೆ.ಸ.

Abstract: In literary studies, the novel occupies a privileged position as a form that reflects and refracts the complexities of human life, society, and emotional experience. Novels transport readers across temporal, cultural, and psychological terrains, while simultaneously cultivating imagination and sharpening critical and analytical faculties. Situated within the framework of Reader–Response Criticism and employing a reflective, interpretive method, this article examines three major works in Konkani literature: Anjel (Anjel) by J. S. Alvares, Moga Mhaka Shikoy (Teach Me, Love) by V. J. P. Saldanha, and Haanv Jiyetham (I Am Alive) by Edwin J. F. D’Souza. The analysis focuses on the thematic concerns, narrative structures, stylistic features, and socio-cultural contexts of these novels, while foregrounding the unique contributions of their authors to the development of modern Konkani prose.

ಸಾರಾಂಶ್: ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಮನ್ಶಾ ಜೀವನ್, ಸಮಾಜ್ ಆನಿ ಭಾವಾನಾಂಚಿ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣತಾ ಕಾಣ್ಯೆ ಮಾರಿಫಾತ್ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿತ್ ಕರ್‍ತಾ ದೆಕುನ್ ತಾಕಾ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಾಂತ್ ವಿಶೇಸ್ ಮಹತ್ವ್ ಆಸಾ. ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ವಾಚ್ಪ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ವೆವೆಗ್ಳಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಾಯ್, ಕಾಳ್ ಆನಿ ನದರ್ ವಾ ದಿಶ್ಟಿಕೋನ್ ಸೊಧುನ್ ಕಾಡುಂಕ್ ಅವ್ಕಾಸ್ ಕರ್‍ನ್ ದಿತಾತ್ ಮಾತ್ರ್ ನ್ಹಯ್ ವಾಚ್ಪ್ಯಾಂ ಥಂಯ್ ಕಲ್ಪನಾಂ ವಾಡೊಂಕ್ ಆನಿ ವಿಮರ್‍ಶ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ್ ಚಿಂತಪ್ ಚಡಯ್ತಾತ್. ಹ್ಯಾ ಲೇಖನಾಂತ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೆಚ್ಯಾ ತೆಗಾಂ ಮ್ಹಾಲ್ಘಡ್ಯಾ ಲೇಖಕಾಂಚ್ಯಾ ಎಕೇಕ್ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಚೆರ್ ತೇಗ್ ಚಿಂತ್ಪ್ಯಾಂನಿ ಮಂಡನ್ ಕೆಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರಬಂಧಾಚೆಂ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷನ್ ಆಸಾ.

Keywords: Konkani novels, literary criticism, Reader–Response theory, J.S. Alvares, V.J.P. Saldanha, Edwin J.F. D’Souza