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HISTORY REVISITED: A STUDY INTO SHEHAN KARUNATILAKA’S THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA

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Divyanshi Nayal1 , Dr.Kumar Gaurav
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.045

Abstract

South Asian literature, especially Sri Lankan literature, is often regarded much the same as the Indian literature. Therefore, it creates a lack of awareness and recognition of the Sri Lankan identity by the Western world. Because it is thought of as the same as the Indian narrative Shehan Karunatilaka’s novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida successfully voices the story and history of Sri Lanka and its people. Therefore this paper aims to examine and analyse the 2022 Booker Prize Winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka in the light of new historicism, the historicity of the text, and the textuality of history. While the 1980s saw the development of New Historicism, which gained substantial popularity in the 1990s and beyond owing largely to the critic Stephen Greenblatt's work. The two main objectives of new historicists are to comprehend a work within its broader historical context and to comprehend culture while also using literature to explore intellectual and cultural history. The article's primary discussions centre on Shehan Karunatilaka, New Historicism, historical representation, the historicity and textuality of the work.

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