What is the correct chronological order of publication of the following texts?

1. A. R. K. Narayan, The Financial Expert
2. B. Manohar Malgonkar, A Bend in the Ganges
3. C. Raja Rao, Kanthapura
4. D. Shashi Tharoor, The Great Indian Novel
5. E. Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

1. A(D), (A), (B), (C), (E)
2. B(A), (D), (C), (B), (E)
3. C(C), (A), (B), (D), (E)
4. D(E), (D), (C), (B), (A)

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Correct answer: C. (C), (A), (B), (D), (E)

Explanation

Kanthapura (1938) → The Financial Expert (1952) → A Bend in the Ganges (1964) → The Great Indian Novel (1989) → The God of Small Things (1997).