Ethics of Wisdom and Compassion in the Novels by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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| Title | Ethics of Wisdom and Compassion in the Novels by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
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| Abstract | Abstract In a variety of her writings, Indian-born Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni who currently resides in Houston, Texas, provides new perspectives to contemporary women’s literature in the United States. Positioned at the interface of various cultures, Divakaruni draws from her Bengali heritage to combine history, myth and magic, together with the respect for diversity that underscores ethics as the foundation of human interactions. Among Divakaruni’s novels, The Mistress of Spices, The Palace of Illusions, The Brotherhood of the Conch trilogy and One Amazing Thing all propose new paradigms of wisdom and compassion that may bring about a better understanding among all. Keywords: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, rewriting of Indian tradition, ethics, wisdom, compassion Povzetek V Indiji rojena pisateljica Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, ki zdaj deluje v Houstonu, s svojimi številnimi literarnimi dosežki prinaša nove razsežnosti v sodobno ameriško žensko književnost. Na križpotju med številnimi kulturami se Divakaruni naslanja predvsem na svojo izvirno bengalsko tradicijo in povezuje zgodovino, mitologijo in magijo s posebnim spoštovanjem do različnosti, kar nujno vodi do etike kot temeljne vrednote v medčloveških odnosih. V romanih, kot so The Mistress of Spices, The Palace of Illusions, trilogija The Brotherhood of the Conch in One Amazing Thing, avtorica razvija nove paradigme modrosti in sočutja, ki naj doprinesejo k boljšemu medsebojnemu razumevanju. Ključne besede: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, sodobno preoblikovanje indijske tradicije, etika, modrost, sočutje |
| Publisher | jubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana/Znanstvena založba FF |
| Date | 2013-04-30 |
| Source | Azijske študije Vol 1, No 1: The Indian Subcontinent: Between Tradition and Modernity |