Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns as a Child-Rescue and Neo-Orientalist Narrative

In their article "Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns as a Child-Rescue and Neo-Orientalist Narrative" Abdullah Mohammad Dagamseh and Olga Golubeva argue that the novel contributes to hegemonic Eurocentric discourse by showing the superiority and benevolence of the West. In co...

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Published in:	CLCWeb : Comparative literature and culture Vol. 19; no. 4
Main Authors:	Golubeva, Olga, Al-Dagamseh, Abdullah M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ashland Purdue University Press 01.12.2017
Subjects:	Analysis Authorship Children Children & youth comparative cultural studies comparative literature Criticism and interpretation Eurocentrism Evacuations & rescues Hegemony Hosseini, Khaled Ideology Intersectionality Literary characters Literary criticism Literary devices Literary influences Literature Multiculturalism & pluralism Narrative structure Narrative techniques Narratives Novelists Novels Orientalism Plot (Narrative) Portrayals Publishing Publishing industry Readers Social aspects Stereotypes War Works Writers Afghanistan
ISSN:	1481-4374, 1481-4374
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