Disorientation: Muslim Identity in Contemporary Anglophone Literature [electronic resource] /
Santesso, E.author.
Focusing on British novels about the Muslim immigrant experience published after 9/11; this book 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.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Islam and British Literature""; ""2 Rethinking Hybridity in Monica Aliâ€?s Brick Lane""; ""3 Subaltern Desire in Leila Aboulelaâ€?s Minaret""; ""4 Mimicry in Fadia Faqirâ€?s The Cry of the Dove""; ""5 Transnationalism in Camilla Gibbâ€?s Sweetness in the Belly""; ""6 Resisting Disorientation""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Focusing on British novels about the Muslim immigrant experience published after 9/11; this book 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.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Literature   .
Literature, Modern—20th century.
British literature.
Fiction.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Fiction.