Of Journeys, Returns, and Transnational Subject Formations: Reflections on the Homeland/Hostland Dialectic in Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo's Novels

A critical survey of the novelistic production of Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo reveals the existence of a dialectical relationship in the conceptualization of “home” and “abroad,” be it as a consequence of colonialism, exile, migration, or dictatorship. Studied together, the unnamed protagonist in the firs...

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Published in:Research in African literatures Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 87 - 97
Main Author: Boampong, Joanna
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.09.2017
Subjects:
African culture
African diaspora
African literature
Alienation
Authorship
British & Irish literature
Colonialism
Concept formation
Criticism and interpretation
Deterritorialization
Dialectics
Diaspora
Dictators
Dictatorship
Emigration and immigration
English literature
Equatorial Guineans
ESSAYS
Exile
Exile literature
Exiled authors
Exiles' writings
Homeland
Human migration
Indian literature
International aspects
Literary characters
Literary criticism
Literature
Migration
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Ndongo-Bidyogo, Donato
Ndongo-Bidyogo, Donato (1950- )
Novels
Political migration
Portrayals
Positioning
Protagonists
Rushdie, Salman
Spanish literature
Transnationalism
Equatorial Guinea
Spain
ISSN:0034-5210, 1527-2044
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Abstract A critical survey of the novelistic production of Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo reveals the existence of a dialectical relationship in the conceptualization of “home” and “abroad,” be it as a consequence of colonialism, exile, migration, or dictatorship. Studied together, the unnamed protagonist in the first two novels of his promised trilogy titled Hijos de la tribu [Sons of the Tribe], and Obama Ondo, the protagonist of his third novel, present intricate dimensions for examining questions relating to migration, exile, and the attendant issues of alienation, diasporic (re/de)constructions, and transcultural subject positioning, among others. With the aim of presenting perspectives from Hispanophone African literature, and broadening the scope of perspectives on debates surrounding the transnational/transmigrant subject, the diaspora, and the homeland/hostland dichotomy, this paper foregrounds the notion of “disruptions” (Salman Rushdie) germane to the movement and deterritorialization of transnational subjects through its reflections on the writings of three key texts in Hispanophone African literature.
AbstractList A critical survey of the novelistic production of Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo reveals the existence of a dialectical relationship in the conceptualization of “home” and “abroad,” be it as a consequence of colonialism, exile, migration, or dictatorship. Studied together, the unnamed protagonist in the first two novels of his promised trilogy titled Hijos de la tribu [Sons of the Tribe], and Obama Ondo, the protagonist of his third novel, present intricate dimensions for examining questions relating to migration, exile, and the attendant issues of alienation, diasporic (re/de)constructions, and transcultural subject positioning, among others. With the aim of presenting perspectives from Hispanophone African literature, and broadening the scope of perspectives on debates surrounding the transnational/transmigrant subject, the diaspora, and the homeland/hostland dichotomy, this paper foregrounds the notion of “disruptions” (Salman Rushdie) germane to the movement and deterritorialization of transnational subjects through its reflections on the writings of three key texts in Hispanophone African literature.
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African diaspora
African literature
Alienation
Authorship
British & Irish literature
Colonialism
Concept formation
Criticism and interpretation
Deterritorialization
Dialectics
Diaspora
Dictators
Dictatorship
Emigration and immigration
English literature
Equatorial Guineans
ESSAYS
Exile
Exile literature
Exiled authors
Exiles' writings
Homeland
Human migration
Indian literature
International aspects
Literary characters
Literary criticism
Literature
Migration
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Ndongo-Bidyogo, Donato
Ndongo-Bidyogo, Donato (1950- )
Novels
Political migration
Portrayals
Positioning
Protagonists
Rushdie, Salman
Spanish literature
Transnationalism
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