abstract

Exquisite Cadavers is a work of fiction by Meena Kandasamy. The Novel exhibits the bold and undeterred spirit of the writer in favor of marginals. In her first experiment with fiction writing, Kanadasamy had to face some criticism for the assimilation of too much autobiographical elements in her writings. She is overwhelmingly self-assertive with her pen. Any kind of wooliness and redundance need to be scrupulously eschewed for confirming the norms of contemporary world order. Her endeavour here is to project the women's consciousness in foreign land. Maya, the protagonist, all her experiences characteristically bear some impact of her homeland. Time and again engendered marks of her roots echo in her thought process. Having spent so many years in England, she could not reconcile herself to the ways of western world completely. Standing on the win-win situation, she all of a sudden realizes that there remains only compromising atmosphere all around. She is forced to think about of the worst and prepares herself accordingly.