Narrative Structure and Memory in Postcolonial Fiction

Abstract

Postcolonial fiction is distinguished by its sustained engagement with memory, history, and narrative form. Writers from formerly colonized societies often confront fractured histories, cultural displacement, and inherited trauma, using innovative narrative structures to articulate experiences marginalized by colonial discourse. This article examines how postcolonial fiction employs non-linear narration, multiple voices, oral storytelling, and narrative gaps to represent individual and collective memory. Through textual references to major postcolonial authors, the study demonstrates that narrative structure functions as a critical tool for historical revision, identity reconstruction, and cultural resistance. By integrating analytical tables, the article systematically maps narrative strategies to memory functions and socio-political contexts.