Diasporic Discourse in Aga Shahid Ali’s A Nostalgist’s Map of America
Journal: International Journal of English, Literature and Social Science (Vol.6, No. 2)Publication Date: 2021-03-01
Authors : Makwana Ajay;
Page : 375-379
Keywords : diaspora; exile; nostalgia; dislocation; diasporic.;
Abstract
The present paper has been specifically designed to examine diasporic discourse in the selected poetic collection of Aga Shahid Ali's A Nostalgist's Map of America. Iindian Diaspora literature has emerged as an academic body of writing and become an integral part of Indian English literature. Many Indian origin authors have migrated in abroad and restored their diasporic experience in their literary compositions. Agha Shahid Ali was a prolific diasporic poet of Indian subcontinent belongs to Kashmir region. Ali has penned many poetic collections throughout his literary career. He has fruitfully presented his diasporic sensibility in his celebrated works. A Nostalgist's Map of America is a conspicuous diasporic work that comprises different diasporic symptoms like sense of loss, exile, dispersion, nostalgia and collective memory. The selected poetic composition will be scrutinized through the lance of diaspora study.
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