Shipra Tholia (Banaras Hindu University)
November 12, 2024, 4.15 pm
Campus Westend, Casino 1.812
Narrative Pace offers a unique perspective for the analysis of memory literature. In memory literature, the change in narrative pace is particularly evident because the representation of memory encourages a variety of narrative pacing strategies – from acceleration to deceleration. My argument is that the five narrative paces influence the way memory is conceptualized. I will use the novel The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni as the basis for my discussion in this lecture. A rewrite of the Indian epic novel Mahabharata is attempted in this novel from the perspective of Draupadi (the female protagonist). In this novel, Draupadi recalls all the events of her childhood, her young self, and everything leading up to the Mahabharat War. On a self-reflective level, her process of remembering enables her to identify herself.
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