British Muslim Fictions Interviews with Contemporary Writers
Through interviews with leading writers (including Ahdaf Soueif and Hanif Kureishi), this book analyzes the writing and opinions of novelists of Muslim heritage based in the UK. Discussion centres on writers' work, literary techniques, and influences
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British Muslim Fictions Interviews with Contemporary Writers Claire Chambers Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Literatures, Leeds Metropolitan University
Palgrave
macmillan
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Contents
ix
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1
1 Tariq Ali
33
2 Fadia Faqir
56
3 Aamer Hussein
75
4 Leila Aboulela
97
5 Abdulrazak Gurnah
115
6 N adeem Aslam
134
7 Tahmima Anam
158
8 Mohsin Hamid
174
9 Robin Yassin-Kassab
191
10 Kamila Shamsie
207
11
228
Hanif Kureishi
12 Ahdaf Soueif 13
Zahid Hussain
Conclusion
245 257 270
vii
Contents
Notes
274
Bibliography
314
Index
337
viii
Acknowledgements I could not have written this book without the financial, intellectual, and emotional support of many institutions and people. Financially, I am indebted to HEFCE's Promising Researcher Fellowship, the British Academy's Small Grants, and the Arts and Humanities Research Board's Early Career Fellowships for providing funding for the sabbaticals and resources which made it possible to undertake this research. I thank them for their generous support. I am very grateful to colleagues and former colleagues
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