| Acknowledgements | 第7-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Nadeem Aslam and his works | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第13-17页 |
| 1.3 Focus and structure of the thesis | 第17-20页 |
| 2. Nostalgia for the Lost World | 第20-31页 |
| 2.1 Dasht-e-Tanhaii: Home away from Home | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Representation of the diaspora subjects | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Diaspora and spatial imagination | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2 Poetry and memories of homeland | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 Metaphors and diaspora | 第28-31页 |
| 3. Misrepresentation of Religion in diaspora | 第31-40页 |
| 3.1 Reductive and fundamentalist view of Islam | 第32-36页 |
| 3.2 Religious exploitation of the masses | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3 Muslims and the politics of representation | 第37-40页 |
| 4. Plights and sufferings of the diaspora | 第40-50页 |
| 4.1 Fear of the new language and culture | 第40-44页 |
| 4.2 Loss of family,relationships and motivation | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 Failure in coping strategies | 第46-50页 |
| 5. Discovering a new Hope in hopelessness | 第50-56页 |
| 5.1 Immigrants' inner transformation | 第50-53页 |
| 5.2 Cosmopolitan ventures during times of crisis | 第53-56页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
