Critical Perspectives on Abdulrazak Gurnah

Critical Perspectives on Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781000623666
ISBN-13 : 1000623661
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Download or read book Critical Perspectives on Abdulrazak Gurnah written by Tina Steiner and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume provides a wide- ranging introduction to the novelistic oeuvre of the prize- winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah. It addresses a gap in Gurnah scholarship by including chapters which discuss his earlier works that have not received the scholarly attention they deserve. Drawing on a range of critical lenses including postcolonial theory, Indian Ocean studies, psychoanalytic theory, migration studies and gender studies, this book provides illuminating commentary on his novels. Attentive to the geographical and historical reach of the narratives, the chapters engage with recurring thematic concerns of departures and arrivals; of complex family relationships; and of precarious cosmopolitan hospitality in situations of changing power relations from the old Indian Ocean monsoon trading system to colonial and postcolonial contexts. The volume concludes with an author interview. It will be of great interest to researchers in the fields of Literary and Cultural Studies, especially Postcolonial Literature, African Studies and Indian Ocean Studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of English Studies in Africa.


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