Diaspora Fiction and the Question of Style of Representation- A Study

This paper attempts to make a meticulous study of the Diasporic Fiction and tries to study the narrative techniques and methods which have been evolved by the authors and poets. It is a well known fact that Diaspora Literature is a segregation of the nostalgic feelings, memories, longings for the homeland, trauma and pain of dislocation and solitude and also the biased and prejudiced treatment which is meted to the immigrants. This study will try to find out how these elements are interwoven to develop the narratives. The narratology shows that the common techniques used areReinterpretation of Myths, Repetition and Fantasy; but the ending of the novels and texts also plays a vital role in determining the structure of the work. Writers like Salman Rushdie, Rohinton Mistry and Jhumpa Lahiri have come up with innovative techniques to develop their narratives in their novels which are much admired in the global literary world. Their style of representation, the economy of words and also their art of telling their stories have become examples for other writers, and this is also the reason Indian Diasporic Writing is gaining new laurels everyday. This article is a peep into that direction and an endeavour to unearth those styles and techniques.