The Last Migration
The first contemporary example of Lebanese diasporic literature
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2178388 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Syrine Hout |
| Año | 2007 |
| Volumen | 43 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 286-296 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449850701669625 |
| OpenAlex | W1847588629 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 9 |
This article is a comparative study of post‐war anglophone Lebanese novels produced outside of Lebanon. It distinguishes between exilic and diasporic fictions. The former are characterized by the characters' radical sentiments towards the homeland which whether nostalgic or critical are equally debilitating and thus foster a mental condition of exile. By contrast, Jad el Hage's The Last Migration (2002) charts a new path in this corpus by portraying the Lebanese as inhabiting a diasporic state of mind, characterized by a balanced perspective on the effects that living abroad has on their identities. Therefore, I argue that this novel is a prototype of Lebanese diasporic literature
Aesthetics · Art · Contrast (vision · Diaspora · Homeland · Literature · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Visual arts · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East Politics and Society · Gender Studies · History · Law
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |