Parvin Shere’s Travelogue as an Interdisciplinary Narrative

Abstract

This paper analyzes the present travelogue as an interdisciplinary narrative. Interdisciplinary research is a type of research that draws from two or more disciplines in order to gain a well-developed perspective, or discover something new. This travelogue is itself an interdisciplinary text with the use of literature both prose and poetry, and paintings incorporated within to further her explanation of a place visited and to assist her to share her experiences and her internal journey alongside her external travels. This paper answers the following questions like does travel enhances the creativity of an artist, does it transform her and satiates her questioning mind, and does it make her more understanding of life and enlightens her? The writer uses other disciplineslike art, painting, history and anthropology in her narrative for better explanation of her experiences and to convey her views and ideas.