Shifting Perspectives of Postcolonialism in Twenty-First-Century Anglophone-Arab Fiction

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Shifting Perspectives of Postcolonialism in Twenty-First-Century Anglophone-Arab Fiction explores the flourishing Anglophone-Arab fiction after 9/11. Central to this expansion are the socio-political changes in the aftermath of the 9/11attacks, not only on the international scene, but also at the local level within the Arab/Muslim world. Paralleling this expansion is a shift from traditional postcolonial discourse toward Arab nation’s internal issues. Rather than echoing the outmoded “writing back” paradigm, the Anglophone-Arab writers have taken up specific social and political concerns through their writings and offer a trenchant commentary on issues of indigenous and international significance. Moving away from postcolonial political awareness, Anglophone-Arab writers provide a critical perspective on some important contemporary issues facing the Arab nations like misuse of religious discourse, sectarianism, terrorism, feminism, class struggle, political rights and democracy, and the fragmentation of the Arab society.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-09-09
Mått158 x 237 x 3 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor146
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666909616

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IntroductionChapter One: A Dystopian Community and the Fragmented Identity in the Arab World in Saleem Haddad’s GuapaChapter Two: Critique of Religious Discourse: Terrorism and Extremism in Fadia Faqir’s Willow Trees Don’t WeepChapter Three: The Representation of Arab Women: Woman and Patriarchy in Rabih Alameddine’s An Unnecessary WomanChapter Four: The Arab Spring: Causes, Representation, and Aftermath of the Arab Spring in Yasmine El Rashidi’s Chronicle of a Last SummerConclusionBibliographyAbout the Author

Alenezi’s book is one of the first studies to tackle the contemporary Anglophone-Arab fiction. The book is an in-depth engagement with four contemporary Anglophone-Arab novels, offering a challenging new direction for the study of Anglophone-Arab narrative. Deploying postcolonial theory, the author highlights engagements of Anglophone-Arab novelists with crucial postcolonial issues pertaining to religionism, sectarianism, terrorism and feminism. The book locates Anglophone-Arab novel in the mainstream of world literature, and establishes it in the literary world of postcolonial studies. Challenging many essential premises of postcolonial Arab studies, the book is an ideal companion for students and scholars of the postcolonial Anglophone-Arab fiction.