UNRAVELING TIME: A DEEP DIVE INTO A CASE OF EXPLODING MANGOES BY MOHAMMED HANIF
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Historicism, Narrative Technique, SatireAbstract
This study will examine how the historicism principle to ridicule Pakistani politics during the Zia-ul-Haq government in order to show how reality and fiction interact in Mohammed Hanif's novel. Hanif's "A Case of Exploding Mangoes" has won praise, but its historical context and literary techniques particularly the historicism principle remain mostly unexplored. This study shows how Hanif critically comments on power relations, corruption, and resistance within Pakistani society by fusing truth and imagination through a close reading of the novel's historical allusions and narrative structure. This study closes a gap in our knowledge of Hanif's work by illuminating its complex engagement with important historical and political themes and challenging dominant historical narratives. "A Case of Exploding Mangoes" presents a new angle on the complexities of Pakistani politics while also challenging established historical narratives and offering a lighthearted account of historical events. The analysis enhances our understanding of Hanif's novel as a work that tackles important historical and political issues while entertaining, highlighting its enduring relevance in literature and in the discourse surrounding resistance, power, and corruption today.
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