The Narrative of Haikus in Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North; A Layer or the Core

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1 PhD student in English Literature, University of Kurdistan

2 Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Kurdistan.

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The present study is an attempt in a fastidious investigation of the narrative specialties along with the use of haiku in Richard Flanagan's The Narrow Road to the Deep North in order to shed light upon the passages of the author's intention in intruding the narrative as artistically as possible. A travel narrative style is imitated to have a paternal story of war recollected. The recollection is provided under the name The Narrow Road to the Deep North as an imitation in the style and an allusion to Basho's classical Japanese work the basic feature of which is the inclusion of haikus. These haikus act like captions which are represented; however, they are open to be recollected. The use of haikus along with the narrative techniques employed in the text set the scene for the author to have his representation as well while it is not easily noticeable. This is the nature of haiku that paves the way for the author to investigate beyond what is said.

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