British Muslim fictions
Subtitle: interviews with contemporary writers
By: Claire Chambers
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780230308787
Subjects: LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays; Ethnic identity; Muslim authors; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern; Muslims in literature; Interviews; History and criticism; Political and social views; Muslims; Islam in literature; Islam and literature; English fiction; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; History
Description: "What does it mean to be a writer of Muslim heritage in the UK today? Is there such a thing as 'Muslim fiction'? In a collection of revealing new interviews, Claire Chambers talks to writers including Tariq Ali, Ahdaf Soueif, Hanif Kureishi, and Abdulrazak Gurnah to discuss the impact that their Muslim heritage has had on their writing, and to argue that this body of writing is some of the most important and politically engaged fiction of recent years. From literary techniques and influences to the political and cultural debates that matter to Muslims in Britain and beyond - such as the hijab, the war on terror and the Rushdie affair - these thirteen interviews challenge the idea of a monolithic voice for Islam in Britain. Instead, together they paint a picture of the diversity of voices creating 'British Muslim fictions' which ultimately enriches the cultural, social and political landscape of contemporary Britain"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-334 ) and index.