Postcolonial Strain in the Writings of Chinua Achebe and J.M. Coetzee

Comparative study shows a broader way of looking at unseen myth and search for the hidden myth without any border. The violent effect of past has enduring consequences on people’s identities and their wellbeing. Exploring the similar matrix of memory and trauma has become the concern of writers like Chinua Achebe and J.M. Coetzee. The life and laughter of the colonized people is unheard because of the memory and trauma occupied in the mind of victims. Writers like Chinua Achebe and J.M. Coetzee have not only endeavored to express the memories but also have attracted international acclaim and attention through their sincere manuscripts. The paper brings out the application of memory and trauma to demonstrate the aftereffect of colonialism at one side and providing strong foundation for futuristic visions with complete evacuation of the past problems in the writings of Chinua Achebe and J.M. Coetzee