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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