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Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist

This qualitative research studies postmodernism, postmodern culture and the postmodern mind in two novels namely Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (2009) and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007). By focusing on postmodern elements, this research investigates the lives of im...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Suhaila
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: MNNF Publisher 2017
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PR English literature
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/63526/1/Postmodern%20elements.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.63526 http://irep.iium.edu.my/63526/ Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist Abdullah, Suhaila PR English literature This qualitative research studies postmodernism, postmodern culture and the postmodern mind in two novels namely Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (2009) and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007). By focusing on postmodern elements, this research investigates the lives of immigrants who came from South Asia and Syria, as well as the major challenges these immigrants encounter in adapting to American culture. Immigrants face problems such as a yearning for home, trying to find a sense of belonging in a new land and a sense of displacement. They are also confronted by additional challenges while trying to navigate postmodern American culture. MNNF Publisher 2017-10-30 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63526/1/Postmodern%20elements.pdf Abdullah, Suhaila (2017) Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist. In: International Conference on Teaching and Learning, Language, Literature & Linguistics (ICT4L) 2017, 30th-31st Oct. 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. https://www.ict4l2017.com/
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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Abdullah, Suhaila
Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist
description This qualitative research studies postmodernism, postmodern culture and the postmodern mind in two novels namely Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (2009) and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007). By focusing on postmodern elements, this research investigates the lives of immigrants who came from South Asia and Syria, as well as the major challenges these immigrants encounter in adapting to American culture. Immigrants face problems such as a yearning for home, trying to find a sense of belonging in a new land and a sense of displacement. They are also confronted by additional challenges while trying to navigate postmodern American culture.
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author Abdullah, Suhaila
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title Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist
title_short Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist
title_full Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist
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title_full_unstemmed Postmodern elements in two novels: Mohja Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and Mohsin Hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist
title_sort postmodern elements in two novels: mohja kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf and mohsin hamid’s the reluctant fundamentalist
publisher MNNF Publisher
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/63526/1/Postmodern%20elements.pdf
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https://www.ict4l2017.com/
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