This study looks at the rich literature that has been spawned through the historical imagination of Bengali-speaking writers in West Bengal and Bangladesh through issues of homelessness, migration and exile to see how the Partition of Bengal in 1947 has thrown a long shadow over…
"Provides insights into current literary and cultural criticisms and focuses on certain influences of specific histories to develop a macro-historical perspective on partition"--
"Provides insights into current literary and cultural criticisms and focuses on certain influences of specific histories to develop a macro-historical perspective on partition"--
"Provides insights into current literary and cultural criticisms and focuses on certain influences of specific histories to develop a macro-historical perspective on partition"--
Partition: the long shadow
Partition: the long shadow
Partition: the long shadow
The dark legacies of Partition have cast a long shadow on the lives of the people of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The borders that were drawn in 1947, and redrawn in 1971, divided not only nations and histories but also families and friends. The essays in this volume explore …