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Homeless Entertainment: On Hafid Bouazza's Literary Writing Contributor(s): Chambers, Helen (Other), Louwerse, Henriette (Author) |
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ISBN: 303911333X ISBN-13: 9783039113330 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Binding Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Click for more in this series: Cultural Identity Studies |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 839.313 |
LCCN: 2008399666 |
Series: Cultural Identity Studies |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Hafid Bouazza is a highly influential and celebrated author in the Netherlands today. In the context of contemporary Dutch literature, Bouazza's Moroccan background still marks a divergence from the born-and-bred Dutch norm. Authors with a bi- or multicultural background are still often cast in the role of 'exotic outsider'. Bouazza both challenges and uses this position to the full. His writing demonstrates that the perceived us-them or self-other positions are questionable ideological constructs. He undermines the concept of a unified culture and the wholeness of the self. He explores and exploits stereotypical beliefs held on both sides of the East-West divide. The result is a magical realist setting that both puzzles and enchants. This book offers a reading of Bouazza's literary prose that responds to the interpretative opportunities offered by an author who skilfully and creatively explores his peculiar freedom in his Homeless Entertainment. |
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