'Shalimar the clown' and the politics of "Worlding" the Kashmir conflict

This article analyzes Salman Rushdie's novel 'Shalimar the Clown' and argues that while Rushdie's strategies of "worlding" produce a compelling "political elegy" (Mondal 31) of Kashmir and powerfully confront post-9/11 Islamophobia across the world, the proble...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Commonwealth (Rodez, France) France), 2016-10, Vol.39 (1), p.23-33
1. Verfasser:	Sarkar, Sreyoshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Apathy Authorship British & Irish literature Conflict management English literature Fiction Holocaust Indian literature Indians Islamophobia Oppression Political aspects Politics Politics and government Postmodernism Rushdie, Salman Said, Edward September 11 terrorist attacks-2001 Shalimar the Clown (book) Social aspects Social networks Strategic planning Terrorism Violence Xenophobia
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Zusammenfassung:	This article analyzes Salman Rushdie's novel 'Shalimar the Clown' and argues that while Rushdie's strategies of "worlding" produce a compelling "political elegy" (Mondal 31) of Kashmir and powerfully confront post-9/11 Islamophobia across the world, the problem lies in Shalimar's memorializing Kashmir as a tragic story of loss and violence. This elides the many ongoing, complex, stories of Kashmir - stories of conflict and suffering, but also people's struggles to survive, to rebuild, to heal homes and communities.
ISSN:	0395-6989