In a Q&A session with the Booker Prize, Avni Doshi talked about the centrality of art in the narrative as such; “On the level of story, art plays a central role in how the characters develop in Burnt Sugar. The major conflicts between characters are framed by the artistic production of the narrator. On a …
What are collective memories of the past and how are they remembered? A. Assmann has argued that collective memories must be defined in terms of the function they play in society. “Just as autobiographical memories are individually held memories that bear on the identity of an individual, collective memories are widely held memories of community …
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Episodic memory is a category of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences. Since every individual views and understands circumstances differently and because every person has different memories of those events, episodic memory is vital to your sense of self. In a person with Alzheimer’s, there is a decline in …
The Girl in White Cotton is a debut novel by Avni Doshi, published in 2019 that explores the entanglements between memory, shared trauma and caregiving. The plot follows the fraught relationship between a mother and daughter, Tara and Antara. The daughter must care for her mother, as the latter is suffering from memory loss caused by the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
