Gender Identity and Displacement in the Novels of Bharati Mukherjee

ISBN: 978-93-93806-04-8

This book presents a comprehensive study of all eight novels of Bharati Mukherjee, examining themes of diasporic consciousness, migration, identity, displacement, alienation, nostalgia, assimilation, and the experiences of Indian immigrant women in multicultural societies. It places Mukherjee's fiction within the broader tradition of Indian diasporic literature and explores how migration shapes identity, culture, and gender.

Based on close textual analysis, the book investigates Mukherjee's portrayal of women's search for selfhood across different cultural landscapes. It examines major novels such as The Tiger's Daughter, Wife, Jasmine, The Holder of the World, Leave It to Me, Desirable Daughters, The Tree Bride, and Miss New India, highlighting issues of feminism, cross-cultural conflict, relocation, and identity formation.

Organized into four thematic chapters, the study explores diasporic sensibility, feminist perspectives, displacement, and women's evolving trajectories in diaspora. The concluding section underscores Mukherjee's significant contribution to Asian-American literature and her enduring exploration of migration, cultural adaptation, and the resilience of diasporic women.