Title: Such a longjourney (1991) : topophilic sentiments in Rohinton Mistry
Source document: The Central European journal of Canadian studies. 2011, vol. 7, iss. [1], pp. 33-43
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33-43
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ISSN1213-7715 (print)2336-4556 (online)
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/118321
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Abstract(s)
In Such a Long Journey (1991), Rohinton Mistry's second book of fiction, the city of Mumbai (Bombay in the novel) surfaces as a character of its own. Spatiality is of extreme importance in this novel. The multifaceted matrix of different spaces and places are in the focus of the narrative among them: domestic, personal, intimate, spiritual, cultural, real and fictional ones. Through an in-depth analysis of these spatial formations my aim is to prove that Mistry has a strong sense of nostalgia towards his homeland, including the colonial past of India and its post-independence present.
Dans le deuxième ouvrage de fiction de Rohinton Mistry, Such a Long Journey (1991), la ville de Mumbaï (Bombay) s'impose pour ainsi dire, en tant que personnage de plein droit. En effet, la spatialité revêt dans ce roman une importance extrême. Le réseau complexe des différents espaces et lieux – domestiques, privés, intimes, spirituels, culturels, tant réels que fictifs – constitue le centre d'intérêt de la narration. Dans mon étude, je me propose de montrer, par une analyse poussée des diverses formes de la spatialité, que Mistry ressent une profonde nostalgie pour sa patrie, le passé colonial de l'Inde et son présent depuis l'indépendance.
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