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THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE WANDERING FALCON A REPRESENTATIVE PAKISTANI ANGLOPHONE FICTION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).11      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).11      Published : Jun 2022

Thematic Analysis of The Wandering Falcon: A Representative Pakistani Anglophone Fiction

Abstract

    Jamil Ahmad's The Wandering Falcon (2011) offers a striking example of the ways in which historical and political contexts impact the reception of Pakistani Anglophone fiction due to its unique publication history. Ahmad creates a correlation between identity, language, and physiognomy of individuals through Tor Baz, whose identity continuously passes through the process of change in the frigid tribal culture. This paper raises questions regarding how a literary text achieves commercial success and how the geopolitical context of both its setting and the location of the author affects the publication and reception of the work.

    (1) Barirah Nazir
    Lecturer in English, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Aneela Gill
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (3) Muhammad Riaz Khan
    Lecturer in English, BZU Bahadur Sub-campus, Layyah, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Nazir, B., Gill, A., & Khan, M. R. (2022). Thematic Analysis of The Wandering Falcon: A Representative Pakistani Anglophone Fiction. Global Social Sciences Review, VII(II), 108 - 114. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).11

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    CHICAGO : Nazir, Barirah, Aneela Gill, and Muhammad Riaz Khan. 2022. "Thematic Analysis of The Wandering Falcon: A Representative Pakistani Anglophone Fiction." Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II): 108 - 114 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).11

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    HARVARD : NAZIR, B., GILL, A. & KHAN, M. R. 2022. Thematic Analysis of The Wandering Falcon: A Representative Pakistani Anglophone Fiction. Global Social Sciences Review, VII, 108 - 114.

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    MHRA : Nazir, Barirah, Aneela Gill, and Muhammad Riaz Khan. 2022. "Thematic Analysis of The Wandering Falcon: A Representative Pakistani Anglophone Fiction." Global Social Sciences Review, VII: 108 - 114

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    OXFORD : Nazir, Barirah, Gill, Aneela, and Khan, Muhammad Riaz (2022), "Thematic Analysis of The Wandering Falcon: A Representative Pakistani Anglophone Fiction", Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II), 108 - 114

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    TURABIAN : Nazir, Barirah, Aneela Gill, and Muhammad Riaz Khan. "Thematic Analysis of The Wandering Falcon: A Representative Pakistani Anglophone Fiction." Global Social Sciences Review VII, no. II (2022): 108 - 114. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).11