Mgr. Jana Osmani
Master's thesis
Partition of India in Fiction
Partition of India in Fiction
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá rozdělením Indie v roce 1947 a vyobrazením této události i jejích následků v románech Train to Pakistan od Khushwanta Singha, Midnight’s Children od Salmana Rushdieho, Cracking India od Bapsi Sidhwa a The Shadow Lines od Amitava Ghoshe. Diplomová práce tyto romány porovnává, a to z hlediska různých aspektů, které s rozdělením Indie souvisí a kterými se uvedené romány …moreAbstract:
This thesis deals with the Partition of India in 1947 and its reflection and depiction of its consequences in Khushwant Singh’s novel Train to Pakistan, Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, Bapsi Sidhwa’s Cracking India, and Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines. The thesis compares the novels and the way they address different aspects associated with the Partition, such as violence, religion and independence …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 7. 7. 2020
Identifier:
https://is.slu.cz/th/kn7p6/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 19. 8. 2020
- Supervisor: Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D.
- Reader: PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D.
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Filozoficko-přírodovědecká fakulta v OpavěSilesian University in Opava
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaMaster programme / field:
Philology / English
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