Existentialism in Alterity Thought Fency Banyan

மற்றமைச் சிந்தனையில் எக்ஸிஸ்டென்சியலிசமும் ஃபேன்சிபனியனும்

Abstract

Charu Nivedita's debut novel Existentialismum Fancy Baniyanum critically explores existentialist philosophy at the cusp of modernism and postmodernism. The novel delves into human actions, marginalized sexualities, language, food, and other taboo realities, presenting them through a fragmented and experimental narrative. Drawing from thinkers like Sartre, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Lacan, the novel interrogates concepts of self, otherness, identity, and social mores, especially focusing on excluded sexual identities and linguistic marginalities. It challenges dominant narratives by invoking postmodern notions of multiplicity, marginalized histories, and transgressive desires. The narrative structure disrupts conventional storytelling, blending prose, poetry, dialogues, and diverse narrative voices. The work reflects on loneliness, language, and the interplay of power in sexual and social spheres, inviting readers to question normalized societal frameworks through the lens of existential and postmodern thought.