Pilgrims Way: Gurnah’s Penning of Xenophobia, Memory, and Nostalgia in the Gulf between two Geographies
Keywords:
Abdulrazak Gurnah, Xenophobia, Race and Migration, Memory, Nostalgia, Diaspora, effects of Colonialism, Post colonial challengesAbstract
Abdulrazak Gurnah is best known as ‘master story teller’, who got Noble Prize in literature, in 2021. Tanzanian born Gurnah had to migrated to Britain during 1968 due to Zanzibar Revolution, when he was just 18. This paper examines the representation of xenophobia, memory and Nostalgia in Gurnah’s ‘Pilgrim’s Way’. In this paper researcher aims to examine the clash of identities, expectations v/s reality, crave for homeland, androle of memories on the ground of Diaspora. Itpreciselydiscusses the effects of colonialism and post colonialism on African society.
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