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Abstract
This paper examines the interrelation of memory, exile, and identity in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, focusing particularly on the psychological construction of home. For Mistrys characters, home ceases to be a purely physical or geographical space and transforms into a mental and emotional construct shaped by memory and loss. Through an analysis of Such a Long Journey, A Fine Balance, and Tales from Firozsha Baag, this study investigates how displacement and nostalgia redefine the self in diasporic consciousness. Mistrys use of narrative devices such as flashback, temporal shifts, and symbolic imagery serves to portray home as a psychological refuge and a site of fragmented identity. The paper concludes that for Mistrys displaced characters, home is not a destination but a state of mind, constantly negotiated between past and present.
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Copyright © 2025 Chanda Kumari Mishra, Prof. Dr. Mamta Rani . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
