[“Manar of ...”: reconfigurations of the concept of home in Mohja Kahf’s “Manar of Hama”
Keywords:
Exile, Home, Mohja Kahf, Belonging
Abstract
Experiences in exile are individual and unique. For some individuals, they bring the new and their own culture together. For others it may be an experience of division, subtraction. This paper discusses how the protagonist of the short story “Manar of Hama”, written by the Arab-American author Mohja Kahf, deals with the feeling of isolation and displacement towards her new life in the United States. We also intend to analyze how her perspective changes regarding the concept of home. If, at first, all of her references of home are related to Syria, in a second moment, the text presents a shift in that perception. Whatever is perceived as familiar in the U.S. can also become a space of belonging and comfort.Downloads
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Published
2014-06-23
Section
Artigos
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