ERIC Number: EJ1126970
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Publication Date: 2016-Oct
Pages: 5
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Syed Manzoorul Islam's Postmodern Tales: A Study
Sarker, Md Abdul Momen; Talukder, Tusar
Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v7 n5 p157-161 Oct 2016
The paper brings into focus how Syed Manzoorul Islam, in his three-decade-long literary career, has mastered a narrative style that sets him apart from many of his Bengali contemporaries. It demonstrates all the traits unique to his storytelling: blurring of boundaries between dream and reality, self-reflexivity, irony, and humor. The research also encapsulates how Syed Islam is different from his contemporary short story writers in terms of constructing plot and character. It foregrounds the author's capability of developing a diction which is completely his own. The paper discusses the postmodern features prevailing in his stories. It shows us how the author invites the readers to be a part of his discourses. It summarizes the author's surrealist imagination which creates a world that is strangely familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Overall, the research analyzes how the postmodern elements relate to the major themes of Syed Manzoorul Islam's short stories.
Descriptors: Postmodernism, Language Styles, Authors, Indo European Languages, Story Telling, Imagery, Figurative Language, Humor, Literary Genres, Language Rhythm, Discourse Analysis, Psychiatry, Indians, Foreign Countries, Politics
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Identifiers - Location: India
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