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Salman Rushdie as Diasporic Myth-Maker: Myth and Memory in Midnight's Children.
- Source :
- Journal of Comparative Literature & Aesthetics; Spring2020, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p116-132, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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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