Re-Presenting the Past in the Hindi Novel: The Darkness in Bhīṣma Sāhnī’s Tamas
Re-Presenting the Past in the Hindi Novel: The Darkness in Bhīṣma Sāhnī’s Tamas
Author(s): Richard DelacySubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Fiction, Novel
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Hindi fiction; literary novel; history; Partition; secularism; communalism in South Asia;
Summary/Abstract: While the modern literary novel in Hindi has traditionally grappled with contemporary issues impacting society in north India, Bhīṣma Sāhnī’s famous novel Tamas (“Darkness”) may be considered a unique endavour to revisit the horrific events that marked the transfer of power and partition of British India in 1947. This article represents a preliminary attempt to consider the emergence of a work of literary fiction in Hindi approximately 25 years after the events on which it is based.
Journal: Cracow Indological Studies
- Issue Year: 23/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 41-58
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English