![]() ![]() The novel begins with the unnamed narrator sitting at the “ Coffee House” contemplating the restaurants history over the years. ![]() Themes discussed in this novel vary from marital tension to dysfunctional family dynamics, domestic violence, patriarchal control and infectious corruption. ![]() It also discusses how a stern sense of morality upheld by certain characters such as Anita, the narrators wife, who becomes intolerant towards her husbands compliancy with patriarchal systems and deceitful appearances based on his job, ultimately leading to her downfall. ![]() The effects of capitalism, labour and segregated social roles all powerfully compound in this novel to showcase how the emotional elasticity within a family can rapidly reconstruct itself after being introduced to the freedom that money invites. It follows the evolution of a traditional joint family who witness their financial situation shift from barely making ends meet to being able to live comfortably. Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag and translated by Srinath Perur from Kannada to English, is a novella and a psychological fiction-drama set in Bengaluru. BookView is a column that analyses literary texts of all genres from an intersectional, feminist standpoint. ![]()
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