Utopia and dystopia in Nadeem Aslam’s Maps for Lost Lovers

QR Code

Utopia and dystopia in Nadeem Aslam’s Maps for Lost Lovers

This article explores the themes of utopia and dystopia as depicted by Nadeem Aslam in his novel, Maps for Lost Lovers which centers on the Pakistani immigrant community in a small English town.. The town serves as a critical element, a utopia for some characters and a dystopia for others. The...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mahmoud Ananzeh, Raihanah M.M.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25966/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25966/1/Gema_25_1_15.pdf

Similar Items

Readers and text worlds of dystopia
by: Hasan, Arwa
Published: (2017)

Critical review on the idea of dystopia
by: Babaee, Ruzbeh, et al.
Published: (2015)

Escape Goat Utopia
by: Cook, Karen
Published: (2014)

Labour's utopias revisited
by: Beilharz, Peter
Published: (2012)

From "Rational Utopia" to "Will-to-Utopia". On the "Post-modern" Turn in the Recent Work of Agnes Heller
by: Tormey, Simon
Published: (1998)

The consumer dystopia: Hegelian-Marxist thought and late-stage capitalism
by: Bayford, Katherine
Published: (2024)

A librarian lifestyle / Aslam Kamarudin
by: Kamarudin, Aslam
Published: (2015)

Report of Nestle / Aslam Mahadi Aslam Mahadi, Nur Syahida Azma Mohd Yusoff and Nurul Hazwani Joaini
by: Mahadi, Aslam, et al.
Published: (2008)

Occupying Utopia: Collusion, Persuasion, Revolution
by: Churchill, Lynn
Published: (2015)

Cocoa - wonders for chocolate lovers
by: Selamat, Jinap
Published: (2004)

Woof Off For Dog Lovers
by: The Sun, Prevrnavan Amirtham
Published: (2008)

“so much about myself I didn’t understand”: rememory and the problematics of a lost identity in Sally Morgan’s My Place
by: Raihanah M.M.,, et al.
Published: (2023)

Construction and disillusionment of the cultural Utopia of Huang Ya
by: Chan, Mee Yoke
Published: (2019)

The abject lover of the Courtly Love Era
by: Halimah Mohamed Ali,
Published: (2013)

Mobile application for boba tea lovers
by: Chow, Shin Jie
Published: (2022)

Diligence and persistence are Muhammad Aslam’s secret to excel twice
by: Shalfarina, Shahriman
Published: (2024)

45 FKASA students turned nature lovers
by: Emma Melati, Burhanuddin
Published: (2018)

Butterfly Lovers by Dama Orchestra : score and music
by: Loo, Fung Chiat, et al.
Published: (2013)

Involvement in physical activities among disabled students / Aslam Anuar
by: Anuar, Aslam
Published: (2014)

The decolonial killjoy: the British Raj as a space of political utopia
by: Ahmed, Ibtisam
Published: (2022)

Adventures in the Irreal: Science Fiction, Utopia and Contemporary Art Practice
by: Broadhurst, Kieron
Published: (2020)

Utopia for music performance graduates. Is it achievable, and how should it be defined?
by: Bennett, Dawn
Published: (2007)

Marginally Better: My Husband’s Lover And Gay Portrayal
by: Chadwick Co Sy Su, Chadwick Co Sy Su, et al.
Published: (2015)

Menara Gading Tunjang Matlamat Pembangunan Mampan Realistik atau Utopia
by: Abdul Nasir, Abd Ghafar
Published: (2025)

Complicity to hegemonic masculinity in D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers
by: Subrayan, Angelina, et al.
Published: (2016)

The Factors Influencing Chicken Lovers In Malaysia, Race As The Moderating Variable
by: Halili, Munira
Published: (2011)

Synthesis and characterization of bismuth copper tantalate ternary system / Nurul Hidayah Aslam
by: Aslam, Nurul Hidayah
Published: (2016)

Data scraping to analyze tourist attractions in Malaysia / Muhammad Aslam Md Adam
by: Md Adam, Muhammad Aslam
Published: (2019)

The construction of time, place and society in 21st century American dystopia fiction: a corpus linguistics analysis of deixis
by: Khalil, Huda H.
Published: (2020)

Living with Star trek: utopia, community, self-improvement and the Star trek universe
by: Geraghty, Lincoln
Published: (2005)

The lost generation
by: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
Published: (2006)

Paradise Lost
by: Dagnall, Rebecca
Published: (2010)

Auto-formation group chat for fitness application with rule-based / Amar Aslam Ramli
by: Ramli, Amar Aslam
Published: (2018)

Kesungguhan dan kegigihan rahsia konsisten Muhammad Aslam raih dua kali kecemerlangan
by: Shalfarina, Shahriman
Published: (2023)

The struggles of Ceylonese women in Rani Manickas, the rice mother and the Japanese lover
by: Mani, Manimangai
Published: (2016)

Lovers, not fighters: Left politics and brandos costumes in Capitães de Abril
by: Sabine, Mark
Published: (2017)

The Five Best Cat films for Cat Lovers (that aren't the movie Cats)
by: Hunn, Deborah
Published: (2019)

A short memoir of the music of dama orchestra’s Butterfly Lover : the musical.
by: Loo, Fung Chiat, et al.
Published: (2010)

Special session: utopia university - building a roadmap for educating the next millennium's engineers
by: Lindsay, Euan, et al.
Published: (2009)

Internet banking adoption: the level of customer acceptance at Scope International / Mohd Aslam Mohd Ariffin
by: Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Aslam
Published: (2010)