Where Shall We Go This Summer?
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"Where Shall We Go This Summer?" is a psychological novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores themes of alienation, memory, and the inner life of a troubled woman against the backdrop of postcolonial India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Where Shall We Go This Summer? canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| about |
a middle-class Indian woman’s inner turmoil
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a woman’s psychological breakdown and search for refuge ⓘ |
| author | Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of past on present
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psychological depth of the protagonist ⓘ sense of exile within marriage ⓘ tension between reality and fantasy ⓘ urban versus rural life ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Indian English literature
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict |
Sita’s conflict with her husband
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Sita’s conflict with society ⓘ |
| hasCentralMotif |
island as refuge
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pregnancy and birth ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| hasStructure | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Indian English novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
interior monologue
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological characterization
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portrayal of female alienation in postcolonial India ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting |
Bombay
NERFINISHED
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Manori Island NERFINISHED ⓘ postcolonial India ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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disillusionment ⓘ escapism ⓘ family relationships ⓘ female subjectivity ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ inner life of women ⓘ magic and reality ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ memory ⓘ motherhood ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ |
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