Depictions of Psychological Trauma in Arun Joshi's Novels

Author(s)	PRASHANT SINGH
Country	India
Abstract	Arun Joshi, one of India’s most celebrated post-independence novelists, is renowned for his exploration of the inner psychological landscapes of his characters. His novels delve deeply into themes of alienation, existential angst, and psychological trauma, capturing the struggles of individuals grappling with modernity and its discontents. This paper examines how Joshi portrays psychological trauma across his major works, particularly focusing on The Foreigner, The Last Labyrinth, The Apprentice, The Strange Case of Billy Biswas, and The City and the River. Employing an existential and psychoanalytic lens, this study evaluates how Joshi’s characters embody the anxieties and disillusionments of their social and cultural milieus. It also reflects on the broader implications of these portrayals in understanding the human condition and the Indian socio-cultural context
Keywords	: Psychological trauma, existential angst, alienation, modernity, post-independence India, psychoanalysis
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-31
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.65108

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