Disorientation: Muslim Identity in Contemporary Anglophone Literature

Download or read book Disorientation: Muslim Identity in Contemporary Anglophone Literature written by E. Santesso and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.