Exploring Identity and Political Exile in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Wizard of the Crow (2006) and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West (2017)
| dc.contributor.author | Nadji Melissa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nedjar Yasmine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-10T12:16:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-10T12:16:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | 59p. ; 30cm(+CD-Rom) | |
| dc.description.abstract | This comparative research explores possible affinities between Kenyan novelist Ngugi Wa Thiong’O's Wizard of the Crow (2006), and Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid's Exit West (2017). The objective of this work is to illustrate the impact of British rule on individuals' lives post-independence, highlighting the ensuing instability that leads to forced exile and the evolving nature of identity among Black African and Muslim Pakistani societies in both literary works. To achieve this, we rely on Homi K. Bhabha's concepts of ‘Hybridity’ and ‘Mimicry’. In the first chapter, we examine the political oppression in Wizard of the Crow, analysing the portrayal of The Ruler and his ministers as neocolonial figures. We also explore the characters’ interior exile as a form of resistance. Then, we discuss Exit West, investigating physical exile and the struggles of the characters as they explore cultural origins and cross-cultural adaptation. While in the second chapter, we investigate the convergencies and the divergencies of the representations of identity and political exile in Wizard of the Crow and Exit West. The chapter explores themes of oppression, resistance through displacement and exile, and the reshaping of identity in both novels. It also investigates the concept of the "Other" in both works and how postcolonial identities are constructed and deconstructed. After analysing the two chosen works, we conclude that, despite the similarities in themes such as exile and the transformations of identity, Ngugi Wa Thiong’O and Mohsin Hamid differ in their perspectives and the distinct contexts of their work. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | General and Comparative Literature | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.ummto.dz/handle/ummto/26525 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Mouloud Mammeri University | |
| dc.subject | Postcolonialism | |
| dc.subject | Hybridity | |
| dc.subject | Mimicry | |
| dc.subject | Imperial domination | |
| dc.subject | Identity Crisis | |
| dc.subject | Black African | |
| dc.subject | Muslim Pakistani | |
| dc.subject | Exile | |
| dc.title | Exploring Identity and Political Exile in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Wizard of the Crow (2006) and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West (2017) | |
| dc.type | Thesis |