Disorientation : Muslim identity in contemporary anglophone literature /

This book focuses on the struggles and strategies of the Muslim woman immigrant to Britain after 9/11, as depicted in a group of thematically-related novels published over the past decade. The book looks at the work of Monica Ali, Leila Aboulela, Fadia Faqir, Camilla Gibb, Kia Abdullah, Almas Khan a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Santesso, Esra (Author)
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Subjects:	Muslims in literature. English literature > 21st century > History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Islam and British Literature
2. Rethinking Hybridity in Monica Ali's "Brick Lane"
3. Subaltern Desire in Leila Aboulela's "Minaret "
4. Mimicry in Fadia Faqir's "Cry of the Dove"
5. Cosmopolitanism and Transnationalism in Camilla Gibb's "Sweetness in the Belly"
6. Resisting Disorientation.