Critical Perspectives on Abdulrazak Gurnah
Tina Steiner editor Maria Olaussen editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:28th Jul '22
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£39.99(9781032258409)
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.
ISBN: 9781032258393
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 421g
170 pages