: Muslim Identity in Contemporary Anglophone Literature
\ Esra Mirze Santesso.
New York, N.Y.
: Palgrave Macmillan
, 2013.
vii, 223 p.
Index
Bibliography
Islam and British literature -- Rethinking hybridity in Monica Ali's Brick lane -- Subaltern desire in Leila Aboulela's Minaret -- Mimicry in Fadia Faqir's The cry of the dove -- Transnationalism in Camilla Gibb's Sweetness in the belly -- Resisting disorientation.
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Focusing on British novels about the Muslim immigrant experience published after 9/11, this text examines the promise as well as the limits of 'British Muslim' identity as a viable form of self-representation, and the challenges - particularly for women - of reconciling non-Western religious identity with the secular policies of Western states.
English literature-- 21st century-- History and criticism
Muslims in literature
Immigrants in literature
English literature-- Women authors-- History and criticism.
English literature-- Muslim authors-- History and criticism.