Marginalisation and the construction of South-Asian identity in novels by Rohinton Mistry, Shyam Selvadurai and Moyez Vassanji

The three texts analysed in this thesis are A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai and No New Land by Moyez Vassanji. These novels represent characters who experience different types of marginalisation that mediate their South-Asian identity, marginalisation based on caste,...

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Main Author: Salaye, Narvadha
Other Authors: Rimstead, Roxanne
Language:English
Published: Université de Sherbrooke 2002
Online Access:http://savoirs.usherbrooke.ca/handle/11143/2298