What is the correct chronological sequence of the following works in order of their publication?

A. Arun Joshi’s The Foreigner
B. Ved Mehta’s Face to Face
C. Khushwant Singh’s I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale
D. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’s Inquilab
E. G.V. Desani’s All About H. Hatterr

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is E, D, B, C, A.

To determine the correct chronological sequence of the publication of these literary works, we examine their respective publication years:
• E. G.V. Desani’s All About H. Hatterr: First published in 1948. This novel is highly celebrated for its distinctive linguistic play and modernist narrative techniques in Indian English literature.
• D. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’s Inquilab: Published in 1955. It is a significant social-realistic novel set against the backdrop of the Indian independence movement.
• B. Ved Mehta’s Face to Face: Published in 1957. This is an autobiographical work detailing the author's early life and struggles with blindness in India and his subsequent education in the West.
• C. Khushwant Singh’s I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale: Published in 1959. This novel explores themes of family division and political loyalty in Punjab during the twilight of the British Raj.
• A. Arun Joshi’s The Foreigner: Published in 1968. The novel depicts the existential crisis and emotional alienation of its protagonist, Babu.

Arranging these works from the earliest to the latest publication year gives us:
1948 (E) ⇒ 1955 (D) ⇒ 1957 (B) ⇒ 1959 (C) ⇒ 1968 (A)

This matches the sequence E, D, B, C, A.