Things Fall Apart: A Postmodernist reading of the novel "Ghulam Bagh"

Abstract

Mirza Athar Baig's novel "Ghulam Bagh" originally written in Urdu was first published in 2006. Within thirteen years, six editions of this novel have been published due to its popularity and incongruous themes. The novel reflects various issues of modern age through imaginary and fictional characters. Postmodernism has created an atmosphere of disintegration and degeneration to approach various themes, including education, class struggle, exploitation, cafe culture, downtrodden mentality, inferiority complex, and sexual violence in a philosophical manner. The central theme of this novel is to seek pleasure and provide catharsis through dialogue from a disintegrated and degraded society community.