Open AccessDiasporic Elements in Amit Chaudhuri‟s Odysseus Abroad
Author(s) -
Makwana Ajay Lalabhai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of management and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2394-0913
DOI - 10.35940/ijmh.j1014.0641020
Subject(s) - diaspora , alienation , multiculturalism , transnationalism , identity (music) , history , literature , poetry , identity crisis , gender studies , sociology , face (sociological concept) , art , politics , political science , aesthetics , social science , law , pedagogy
The present paper has been specifically designed to investigate diasporic elements in the selected novel of Amit Chaudhuri’s Odysseus Abroad. Indian diaspora literature has emerged as an academic discipline in the age of multiculturalism and transnationalism. It has been flourished by Indian origin authors who have migrated in different nations for different reasons. The galaxy of Indian Diaspora literature is enriched by notable male-female authors who have projected the trauma and complexities of abroad life in their fictional works. Amit Chaudhuri is a prestigious literary figure in the modern indian diasporic writing. The novel portrays a saga and suffering of young indian Bengali boy Ananda who migrate to the Oxford University, England to peruse his degree in literature. Ananda face many challenges in newly adopted western culture. Throughout his journey in foreign land, Ananda exhibit different tropical issues like identity crisis, homesickness, displacement, exile and alienation. Odysseus Abroad is a conspicuous diasporic text which represents a painful journey of a young indian student in abroad. The selected novel will be scrutinized from the angle of diaspora literary study.