Question

Does anyone have a summary, like what actually happens and any important parts of the novel Bye Bye Blackbird?

Answer 1

Desai’s third novel Bye Bye Blackbird was published in 1971 and deals with the marginal spaces that an immigrant is forced to occupy with regard to his culture, ideology and way of life when he tries to settle in a new country. The differences lead to a segregation which is not only physical but emotional. The divide in the psyches of Indians as well as Britishers is explored in this paper in the persons of Dev, Adit and Sarah. This paper explores the marginal spaces that these protagonists inhabit.