Heterotopian City. Khushwant Singh and his Delhi: A Novel

The essay is an attempt to analyse Khushwant Singh’s Delhi: A Novel as a literary work in which topography and existence, life and literature entwine. The essay is divided into three parts, each part has a particular focus. The part entitled Indeterminate Zone concentrates on the paratext in an att...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:085e4fa6f8d743a790662b0a1f86ed5e2021-11-27T13:09:13ZHeterotopian City. Khushwant Singh and his Delhi: A Novel10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.40.111733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/085e4fa6f8d743a790662b0a1f86ed5e2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2216https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 The essay is an attempt to analyse Khushwant Singh’s Delhi: A Novel as a literary work in which topography and existence, life and literature entwine. The essay is divided into three parts, each part has a particular focus. The part entitled Indeterminate Zone concentrates on the paratext in an attempt to see how it channels reader’s anticipation with regard to the content of the book. In the second part: Zone of the City: the image of Delhi in its chosen (re)constructions within the novel is examined. Here, particular attention is paid to the reconstruction of space and time within the novel. The last section of the paper, Zone of the Body speaks of the body and the symbolic roles it plays within the novel. Halina MarlewiczKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleKhushwant SinghDelhi: A Novelcity studieshijraLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 13, Iss 1 (40) (2021)
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topic Khushwant Singh
Delhi: A Novel
city studies
hijra
Law
K
Political science
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spellingShingle Khushwant Singh
Delhi: A Novel
city studies
hijra
Law
K
Political science
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Halina Marlewicz
Heterotopian City. Khushwant Singh and his Delhi: A Novel
description The essay is an attempt to analyse Khushwant Singh’s Delhi: A Novel as a literary work in which topography and existence, life and literature entwine. The essay is divided into three parts, each part has a particular focus. The part entitled Indeterminate Zone concentrates on the paratext in an attempt to see how it channels reader’s anticipation with regard to the content of the book. In the second part: Zone of the City: the image of Delhi in its chosen (re)constructions within the novel is examined. Here, particular attention is paid to the reconstruction of space and time within the novel. The last section of the paper, Zone of the Body speaks of the body and the symbolic roles it plays within the novel.
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