Bhartiya Bhasha, Siksha, Sahitya evam Shodh
ISSN 2321 - 9726 (Online) New DOI : 10.32804/BBSSES
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REVIVING THE SUBALTERN: HISTORY REVISITED IN AMITAV GHOSH'S IN AN ANTIQUE LAND
1 Author(s): DR. MEENAKSHI DALAL
Vol - 6, Issue- 7 , Page(s) : 26 - 32 (2015 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/BBSSES
In almost all his novels, Ghosh has looked back at the annals of history from the perspective of the subaltern who has hitherto been silent and virtually non-existent. In an Antique Land, an immaculately researched historical and anthropological thesis, is woven around the search for the life history of the subaltern invisible protagonist Bomma. Bomma is the Indian slave of Abraham Ben Yiju, a mid-twelfth century trader. Written in an amalgamation of a travelogue, a diary, an anthropological record and some fictional episodes, the book is beyond the dimensions of any one genre. The narrative can be split into two major parts. The first is Ghosh's autobiographical account of his anthropological research trip to Egypt as a young researcher.