FROM QUEER DESIRE TO QUEER CITIZENSHIP: THE EVOLUTION OF GAY IDENTITY IN R. RAJ RAO'S THE BOYFRIEND, HOSTEL ROOM 131, AND LADY LOLITA'S LOVER
The paper is an examination of the development of the gay identity in three novels by R. Raj Rao. These novels are The Boyfriend (2003), Hostel Room 131 (2010), and Lady Lolita's Lover (2015). The paper suggests that a shift within Rao's oeuvre from the closeted queer desire to a notion of queer citizenship is evident....