Beschreibung
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.
Autorenporträt
Esra Mirze Santesso is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Georgia, USA, where she teaches postcolonial literature. She has published a wide range of articles on contemporary British literature, Muslim diasporic identity, and Turkish literature and film, including an interview with Orhan Pamuk.
