Search for: [Abstract = "In the article I attempt to expose the role of imagination as represented in Bharati Mukherjee`s novel \"Leave It To Me\" \(1997\). I explore its impact on the formation of the transnational identities, creation of \?imagined communities\?, and cultures of violence. I also notice its connection to agency, an element which requires considerable attention when analyzing the novel`s themes, such as rethinking of national belonging and the questions of home."]