Volume IV Special Issue VI August 2024

Name of Author : Dr. Lisa Pavithran

Title of the paper : Kafkaesque Parables of Labour Diaspora: A Study of Deepak Unnikrishnans Temporary People

Abstract: A great number of diasporas have existed throughout history in different sociocultural contexts. Out of the different types of diasporas, the Labour Diaspora arise from movement in search of employment or work opportunities. India has the second largest diaspora in the world and the largest concentration of Indian diaspora lies in the Middle East followed by the USA, UK, Canada and Malaysia. Deepak Unnikrishnans Temporary people is a novel comprising linked stories about immigrant workers in the United Arab Emirates. The title is suggestive of employees who are not permanent. In his debut novel Deepak Unnikrishnan has woven together twenty eight stories that explore the experiences of immigrant labourers mainly from the Asian subcontinent. The paper examines the extremely unpleasant, frightening and confusing situations in the temporary lives of the labour diaspora.

Keywords : Kafkaesque Parables, Labour Diaspora, employment

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Page Number : 19-21