Postcolonial strangers in Leila Abouela's The translator (1999)

  1. Fernández Díaz, María 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Oviedo, España

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Odisea: Revista de estudios ingleses

ISSN: 1578-3820

Año de publicación: 2023

Número: 24

Páginas: 33-46

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar La Traductora (1999), primera novela semiautobiográfica de la autora Leila Aboulela, y su representación de las mujeres musulmanas residentes en Reino Unido desde antes de la popularización del discurso del “choque de civilizaciones” entre islam y occidente. Así, en este artículo se adoptarán las teorizaciones contemporáneas sobre la extraña propuestas por Sara Ahmed, que serán examinadas en relación a la protagonista de la novela, considerando sus opiniones y sentimientos sobre la migración, el hogar, y la nación. Finalmente, el artículo propondrá que el islam se presenta en la obra como un proyecto cosmopolita que podría potencialmente crear lazos de solidaridad entre subjetividades enormemente distintas.

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