Home, Exile and Identify: A Diasporic Reading of Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas

Questions concerning home and country are raised by diasporic writing. It affects the lives of the diasporic characters. By focusing on the challenging issues faced by immigrants, diaspora author V. S. Naipaul expands the concept of diaspora. He has given diaspora writing a creative direction and occupies a special place among diaspora writers. Immigrants living in a foreign country are depicted by Naipaul as chaotic. There are elements of tragic sadness and high comedy in A House for Mr. Biswas, which are closely tied to Naipaul’s own personal search for purpose in life. The present paper is a straightforward attempt to highlight the diasporic sense of Naipaul’s characters as they inhabit an unfamiliar country.