TRAUMA AND HISTORY IN SUSAN ABULHAWAS THE BLUE BETWEEN SKY AND WATER

The present research paper deals with trauma and history in Susan Abulhawas novel The Blue Between Sky and Water. In the wake of current political conditions, literature has a responsibility to record history when history itself falls short. The middle-east has probably seen more political upheavals than any other region in the world. The Palestinian dilemma has become a matter of international concern. In the midst of it, writers like Susan Abulhawa have done a remarkable job of chronicling the trauma and suffering of the Palestinians. The fictional elements of her book embrace actual historical tragedies and portrays its consequences on the marginalized voices of the region. The psychological depth of her characters is explored through omniscient point of view in her novel The Blue Between Sky and Water.