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Volume 15, Issue 2
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Abstract

Comparing the novel , written by Anita Desai (1984), and the film adaptation (1993), directed by Ismail Merchant, provides an interesting opportunity to examine how literary texts are transformed into audio-visual works, through different discursive techniques. A written text is taken from the page to live on a screen, and thus focusing on the main content the literary author created becomes a challenge for screenwriters, filmmakers and translators. In the case of , the inclusion of English subtitles in the film allows for its internationalization while respecting the language of the novel. This approach enables audiences to appreciate the sounds of Hindi and Urdu poetry, and in doing so, they become custodians of these rich literary traditions.

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Keyword(s): Anita Desai; literary adaptation; postcolonial approach; screen translation; screenwriting; writing back

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