TRANSCULTURAL FUSION THROUGH NOMADIC TRANSGRESSION IN JHUMPA LAHIRI’S THE LOWLAND AND IN OTHER WORDS
TRANSCULTURAL FUSION THROUGH NOMADIC TRANSGRESSION IN JHUMPA LAHIRI’S THE LOWLAND AND IN OTHER WORDS

Summary/Abstract: The analysis examines the (dis) empowering valences assigned to nomadic mobility by Jhumpa Lahiri. Relying on a cultural studies approach to literature, the paper builds a comparative perspective on nomadic identities and transcultural transformations as illustrated by The Lowland and In Other Words. The discussion focuses on the interplay between the protagonists’ rhizomatic profiles and their search for rooted configurations. In order to enlarge the scope of the analysis, a few references will be made to Kaushik, a character from Unaccustomed Earth.

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