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The dissertation explores how Rushdie and Naipaul address themes of memory and displacement in their works, revealing the impact of colonialism.

April 14, 2026Open Access

A Post-Colonial Study of Memory, Displacement and Home in the novels of Salman Rushdie and V.S.Naipaul.

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The dissertation explores how Rushdie and Naipaul address themes of memory and displacement in their works, revealing the impact of colonialism.
Literary analysis of novels by Salman Rushdie and V.S. Naipaul.
Examination of themes related to memory, trauma, and identity.
Comparative analysis to highlight differences and similarities between the authors' perspectives.
Identified trauma and a sense of homelessness as central themes in both authors' narratives.
Highlighted the concept of ‘third space’ as a critical framework for understanding post-colonial identity.
Uncovered distinct approaches to belonging in a post-colonial context, reflecting different responses to displacement.

Abstract

This dissertation, titled ‘A Post-Colonial Study of Memory, Displacement and Home in the novels of Salman Rushdie and V.S Naipaul’ is an attempt to understand the traumas, the feeling of homelessness and the problems of displacement faced by Indians during and after colonialism. This study emerged from a desire to understand how to of the most alarming voices in contemporary literature, Salman Rushdie and V.S Naipaul, navigate fragments to reconstruct asenseofself.Thisworknotmerelycomparethework of these two men, rather it interrogates the mechanics of belonging, exploration of memory and displacement in the country. Thisstudyprovidesabridgebetweenthesetwoauthorsvoicesoffearingaclearer view of the “third space”, that post-colonial subjects inhabit.

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