The Literature of the Indian Diaspora constitutes a major study of
the literature and other cultural texts of the Indian diaspora. It
is also an important contribution to diaspora theory in general.
Examining both the 'old' Indian diaspora of early capitalism,
following the abolition of slavery, and the 'new' diaspora linked
to movements of late capital, Mishra argues that a full
understanding of the Indian diaspora can only be achieved if
attention is paid to the particular locations of both the 'old' and
the 'new' in nation states. Applying a theoretical framework based
on trauma, mourning/impossible mourning, spectres, identity,
travel, translation, and recognition, Mishra uses the term
'imaginary' to refer to any ethnic enclave in a nation-state that
defines itself, consciously or unconsciously, as a group in
displacement. He examines the works of key writers, many now based
across the globe in Canada, Australia, America and the UK, - V.S.
Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, M.G. Vassanji, Shani Mootoo, Bharati
Mukherjee, David Dabydeen, Rohinton Mistry and Hanif Kureishi,
among them - to show how they exemplify both the diasporic
imaginary and the respective traumas of the 'old' and 'new' Indian
diasporas.
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