Manju Kapur, The Immigrant

Munira Salim

Ed. by Pavan Kumar Malreddy, J W Goethe University of Frankfurt
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.1.03: Indian Writing and Culture: Post-colonial, 1947-present.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège)

Dates

First circulation or publication 2008

Places

India (Country of Origin)
United Kingdom (Publication/ performance)
United States (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Novel

Resources

The Immigrant is the fourth of six novels written by Manju Kapur. Shortlisted for the DSC prize for South Asian literature in 2011, the novel explores the socio-cultural factors that instil a constant flux within the psyche of immigrants migrating from the ‘communitarian’ East to the ‘individualistic’ global West. The narrative imbibes the socio-political transitions in 1970s India from multiple perspectives and delves into the identity of a ‘new woman’ who, being highly educated and independent, chooses to migrate to Canada for the prospect of marriage and assimilation in a new country that, above all, promises a better lifestyle.

As she confesses in an interview, Kapur’s …

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Citation: Salim, Munira. "The Immigrant". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 19 April 2022 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=26537, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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