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Salman Rushdie as Diasporic Myth-Maker: Myth and Memory in Midnight's Children.

Authors :
BISWAS, POOJA MITTAL
Source :
Journal of Comparative Literature & Aesthetics; Spring2020, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p116-132, 17p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

This section critiques the 1981 novel "Midnight's Children," by Indian author Salman Rushdie. Topics discussed include the myth-making techniques employed by Rushdie in the narratives he presented about the Indian diaspora, the acknowledgment of collective memory, myth, and actual historical events in the novel, and brief details about the personality and mentality of the novel's narrator named Saleem Sinai.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02528169
Volume :
43
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Comparative Literature & Aesthetics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
142820872