Anguish of Alienation in Kamala Markandaya’s “The Nowhere Man”

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Abstract

This research article is an effort to examine the anguish of alienation in Kamala Markandaya’s the Nowhere Man.The novel “The Nowhere Man” deals with the theme of alienation and loneliness which comes out after East-West confrontation. Cultural interaction is a tremendously potent phenomenon wrought with of immense possibilities.One of its significant and recurring manifestations is the experience of dislocation resulting in the anguish of alienation.Pulled by two cultures, caught between exile and homecoming, rendered homeless both at home and abroad, they often get doomed to a pallid, social existence. People