Critical Perspectives on Abdulrazak Gurnah

This edited volume offers a comprehensive introduction to Abdulrazak Gurnah's novelistic works, exploring his earlier works that have not received the scholarly attention they deserve. It employs various critical lenses, including postcolonial theory, Indian Ocean studies, psychoanalytic theory, migration studies, and gender studies, to provide insightful commentary on his novels. The book engages with recurring thematic concerns such as departures and arrivals, complex family relationships, and precarious cosmopolitan hospitality in changing power relations from the old Indian Ocean monsoon trading system to colonial and postcolonial contexts. The volume concludes with an author interview and will be of great interest to researchers in Literary and Cultural Studies, particularly Postcolonial Literature, African Studies, and Indian Ocean Studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 170 pages
Publication date: 28 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the novelistic oeuvre of the acclaimed author Abdulrazak Gurnah. It fills a significant gap in Gurnah scholarship by including chapters that explore his earlier works that have not received the scholarly attention they merit. Drawing upon a diverse array of critical lenses, including postcolonial theory, Indian Ocean studies, psychoanalytic theory, migration studies, and gender studies, this book provides insightful commentary on Gurnah's novels. The chapters are attentive to the geographical and historical scope of the narratives, engaging with recurring thematic concerns such as departures and arrivals, complex family relationships, and precarious cosmopolitan hospitality in contexts of shifting power relations from the old Indian Ocean monsoon trading system to colonial and postcolonial contexts. The volume concludes with an author interview, making it an invaluable resource for researchers in the fields of Literary and Cultural Studies, particularly 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.

Weight: 500g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032258393