From where did the title of Kamala Markandaya's novel, 'Nectar in a Sieve' taken from ?
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A.
New Testament
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B.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Work Without Hope'
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C.
Keats' 'On Grecian Urn'
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D.
T.S. Eliot's 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Pufrock'
Correct Answer:
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Work Without Hope'
Explanation:
Kamala Markandaya’s 1954 novel Nectar in a Sieve, which draws its title from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem Work Without Hope, depicts the resilience of an Indian peasant named Rukmani. The narrative begins with Rukmani’s marriage to Nathan in a small village as she faces various life challenges with persistent hope, making option (b) the correct choice.
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