• Anwesha Basu

Immigrants are deracinated culturally, geographically and psychologically through pangs of estrangements, the constant flux between the emotions, self and the other and quest for identity in the host culture. In the discourse of diaspora, spatial and temporal aspects push the narrative forward. The diasporic works of Anita Desai weave complex interlaces of relations, memories and ambiguities of the characters dealing with the themes of negation and affirmation of the immigrants who are putting in arduous efforts to fit in apart from acetate to cultural and social norms of the society. The juxtaposition of the complexities of identities with the intersection of ‘Arrival’, ‘Revelation’ and ‘Perception’ unfolds the spatiotemporality of the narrative structure of the novel Bye Bye Blackbird. This paper will be of qualitative and exploratory based on the critical framework of spatiotemporality represented in the diasporic narratives of Anita. By employing the theory of spatiotemporality, this research paper will unveil the fault lines of the novel. Furthermore, the research paper intends to explore the flux found in the narratives to showcase the experiences of the characters in the novel.

Anita Desai, Diaspora, Flux, Identity, Immigrants, Space, Spatiotemporality

"Mapping the Spatiotemporal Fault Lines: (Dis)Location of the Immigrants in Bye-Bye Blackbird of Anita Desai", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.b790-b797, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309187.pdf

"Mapping the Spatiotemporal Fault Lines: (Dis)Location of the Immigrants in Bye-Bye Blackbird of Anita Desai", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppb790-b797, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309187.pdf