Major · 01/ENG/MJR/202T · 2026–27 intake
New Literatures In English
Semester III · 6 credits · 5 units
Examination scheme & source discrepancies
The source lists 3 hours, 120 end-semester marks and 30 sessional marks.
Some marking instructions are internally inconsistent. Confirm the current pattern with your department; the practice questions here do not claim to reproduce it.
Paper Setting &Marking Scheme: Time: 03 Hours MM= 120 Part- A (10x2=20 Marks) Ten short answer questions, two from each unit. Answer to each question shall be limited up to 50 words. Part- B: (5x20=100 Marks) The Candidates shall attempt one out of two questions from all the five units in not more than 500 words each.
Unit IRemember Me? / Australia and more
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- Remember Me?Coming soon
- AustraliaComing soon
- A Far Cry from AfricaComing soon
- When Autumn CameComing soon
- Helen of Troy Does Countertop DancingComing soon
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1. Alice Walker: Remember Me? (U.S) 2. A D Hope: Australia (Australia) 3. Derek Walcott: A Far Cry from Africa (Caribbean) 4. Faiz Ahmed Faiz: When Autumn Came (Pakistan) 5. Margaret Atwood: Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing (Canada)
Source syllabus · page 78Unit IIThe Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
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Source syllabus · page 78Unit IIITracks: One Woman’s Journey across 1700 miles of Australian Outbreak
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Robyn Davidson: Tracks: One Woman’s Journey across 1700 miles of Australian Outbreak
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Source syllabus · page 78Unit IVLong Day’s Journey into Night
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Drama: Eugene O’Neil: Long Day’s Journey into Night
Source syllabus · page 78Unit VKite Runner
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Film: Kite Runner: Directed by Marc Forster
Source syllabus · page 78Recommended readings in the source
- Gray, Richard. A Brief History of American Literature. London: Wiley-Blackwell,2011.
- Pierce, Peter. The Cambridge History of Australian Literature: Queensland: James Cook University,2017.
- Young, Robert C. Post Colonialism: A Very Short Introduction. London: Oxford,2003.
- Atwood, Margaret. Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature. Toronto: Anansi, 2004.