Perspectives
To engage in a broader conversation about “The Word Love” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, we recommend that you also consider the literary period when it was written, similar works, and screen adaptatio…
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Literary period
Published in 1997, the short story fits the literary movement we call Postmodernism which defines most of literature published starting with the 1960s. Postmodernist works can be recognized through themes, context, and narrative techniques. Th…
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Works with the same theme
To see how other authors explore intercultural relationships and cultural differences, we recommend that you read stories like “We’re not Jews” by Hanif Kureishi, “Day Trippers” by Raman Mundair, and “A Marriage Made in Hounslow” by Rajinder Kaur.
“We’re not Jews” explores ho…
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Screen adaptations
“The Word Love” was adapted into a short film in 2010, “Ammar Maa”[1]. T…
