Post-Colonial Review of V. S. Naipaul’s Fiction
Kuljit Kaur
Kuljit Kaur, Research Scholar, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, (Punjab) India.
Manuscript received on 06 January 2023 | Revised Manuscript received on 24 January 2023 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 April 2023 | Manuscript published on 30 April 2023 | PP: 1-4 | Volume-3 Issue-1, April 2023 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijml.A2052043123 | DOI: 10.54105/ijml.A2052.043123
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Abstract: V.S Naipaul is acknowledged as one of the most talented writers dealing with postcolonial themes for his fictions. As a Nobel Prize winner author, he has written a number of fictions such as A House for Mr Biswas (1961), A Bend in the River (1979), Miguel Street (1959), An Area of Darkness (1964), In a Free State (1971), The Mimic Men (1967), India: A Million Mutinies Now (1990) and so on. The article presents a review of his postcolonial fictions with a thorough thematic analysis. Naipaul treats the themes of pessimism, identity crisis, social fragmentation, diaspora and internal struggles of immigrants. He also presents the futility of designing a new Westernised identity by discarding old roots. The political, social and cultural upheavals and its critical impact is also illustrated by the author.
Keywords: V.S Naipaul, Postcolonial Fiction, Identity Crisis, Cultural Identity, Pessimism, Indian Immigrants, Decolonisation Era
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