That Long Silence

Jay's life comes apart at the seams when her husband is asked to leave his job while allegations of business malpractice against him are investigated. Her familiar existence disrupted her husband's reputation in question and their future as a family in jeopardy, Jaya, a failed writer, is haunted by memories of the past. Differences with her husband, frustrations in their seventeen-year-old marriage, disappointment in her two teenage children, the claustrophobia of her childhood and mdash; all begin to surface. In her small suburban Bombay flat, Jaya grapples with these and other truths about herself and mdash; among them her failure at writing and her fear of anger. Shashi Deshpande gives us an exceptionally accomplished portrayal of a woman trying to erase a 'long silence' begun in childhood and rooted in her and in the constraints of her life.

Table of Contents
Introduction of That Long Silence
About the Novelist Shashi Deshpande
Summary of That Long Silence
Economic and Social Difficulties
Jaya’s Situation
Rahul and Rati
Thoughts of Jaya
Separation
Contemplative Mood of Jaya
Open Ending
Key Facts
Conclusion
who is the author of that long silence?
When was That Long Silence published?
Who is the protagonist of That Long Silence?
What is the theme of That Long Silence?
What is the summary of That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande?
What is the analysis of That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande?
Is Jaya a writer in That Long Silence?
Who is Mohan in the novel That Long Silence?
What is the mythical name of Jaya in That Long Silence?
What is the relationship between Jaya and Kamat?
Why was Mohan suspended from his job in That Long Silence?

The novel is the story of the marital life of Jaya and Mohan. They come from a very ordinary non-urban middle-class background. Jaya belonged to a middle-class family in North-West India, that was not ready to give equal status to men and women. She got married despite her family’s disapproval. Jaya is living in Bombay with her husband Mohan. They have two teenage children – Rahul and Rati. Monan is an engineer in a steel plant. He is charged with taking bribes and suspended from his job.

The whole world of Jaya and Mohan comes crashing as a palace of cards. Mohan faces great humiliation. He becomes extremely agitated and irritable. He expects his wife should come out openly in support of him. He would like to be seen as a victim of the jealousy of his colleagues and superiors.

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