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Pakistani Identity and Kamila Shamsies Novels: An Analysis in Stylistics (Thematic Parallelism)

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  • Irfan Ullah

    (Assistant Professor, Department of English,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Liaqat Iqbal

    (Assistant Professor,Department of English,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Ayaz Ahmad

    (Lecturer, Department of English,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.)

Abstract

This paper explored thematic parallelism in Kamila five of Shamsies novels i.e. Salt and Saffron, Cartography, Broken Verses, Burnt Shadows, and Home Fire. The paper identify here conflicts, depressions, identity fluctuations and a relentless machination of transformations by the powerful and resisting quarters of the region. The repetitive rule of military in Pakistan, the negative fallouts of engagement in Afghanistans resistance against the Soviets, the alienation of Muhajirs, the national and international catastrophe of 9/11 emerge as the strings that reflect the dilemma of the nomadism of modern times. The tyranny of destructive forces is amply reflected in the parallel desolation of places, characters and cultures. Karachi in its violence is parallel to Tokyo and New York. These parallels sublimate each other in conveying the poignancy of uprootedness and loss of identity. The lexical and syntactic parallels identifiable through corpus tools helped in identifying such parallels.

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  • Irfan Ullah & Liaqat Iqbal & Ayaz Ahmad, 2019. "Pakistani Identity and Kamila Shamsies Novels: An Analysis in Stylistics (Thematic Parallelism)," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(2), pages 301-309, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:grrjrn:v:4:y:2019:i:2:p:301-309
    DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).32
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    Keywords

    Linguistics; Stylistics; Parallelism; Novels; Kamila Shamsie; Burnt Shadow;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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