The bewitching maze of the past: The study of nostalgia in Goli Taraghi's short fiction

Abstract

Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for a desired lost past, forms a considerable part of the literary works produced by authors during their migration experience. By recounting the desirable memories of their past, the characters of these stories find redemption despite the loneliness and depression that surround them as strangers in the new environment. The present study deals with the analysis of the nostalgic aspect of the short stories written by Goli Taraghi, the contemporary Persian migrant writer. The result indicates that Taraghi's characters still live in a homogenized universe and define their identities by clinging into their past life. Consequently, nostalgia becomes the central theme of Taraghi's fiction. © 2014 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland.