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  1. Writing Islam from a South Asian Muslim perspective
    Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam, Shamsie
    Author: Clements, Madeline
    Published: [2016]; © 2016
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke ; New York

    "This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern 'knowledge' of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims'... more

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    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    "This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern 'knowledge' of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims' potential to connect with others. Focusing on novels including Shalimar the Clown, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Wasted Vigil, and Burnt Shadows, the author combines aesthetic, historical, political and spiritual considerations with analyses of the popular discourses and critical discussions surrounding the novels; and scrutinises how the writers have been appropriated as authentic spokespeople by dominant political and cultural forces. Finally, she explores how, as writers of Indian and Pakistani origin, Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie negotiate their identities, and the tensions of being seen to act as Muslim representatives, in relation to the complex international and geopolitical context in which they write"..

     
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  2. Writing Islam from a South Asian Muslim perspective
    Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam, Shamsie
    Author: Clements, Madeline
    Published: [2016]; © 2016
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke ; New York

    "This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern 'knowledge' of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims'... more

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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    "This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern 'knowledge' of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims' potential to connect with others. Focusing on novels including Shalimar the Clown, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Wasted Vigil, and Burnt Shadows, the author combines aesthetic, historical, political and spiritual considerations with analyses of the popular discourses and critical discussions surrounding the novels; and scrutinises how the writers have been appropriated as authentic spokespeople by dominant political and cultural forces. Finally, she explores how, as writers of Indian and Pakistani origin, Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie negotiate their identities, and the tensions of being seen to act as Muslim representatives, in relation to the complex international and geopolitical context in which they write"..

     
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  3. Writing Islam from a South Asian muslim perspective
    Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam, Shamsie
    Author: Clements, Madeline
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke [u.a.]

    This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern ‘knowledge’ of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims’... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
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    2015 A 13987
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    This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern ‘knowledge’ of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims’ potential to connect with others. Focussing on novels including Shalimar the Clown, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Wasted Vigil, and Burnt Shadows, the author combines aesthetic, historical, political and spiritual considerations with analyses of the popular discourses and critical discussions surrounding the novels; and scrutinises how the writers have been appropriated as authentic spokespeople by dominant political and cultural forces. Finally, she explores how, as writers of Indian and Pakistani origin, Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie negotiate their identities, and the tensions of being seen to act as Muslim representatives, in relation to the complex international and geopolitical context in which they write.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781137554376
    Subjects: Pakistani fiction (English) / History and criticism
    Scope: X, 196 S.
  4. Writing Islam from a South Asian Muslim perspective
    Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam, Shamsie
    Author: Clements, Madeline
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    "This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern 'knowledge' of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims'... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
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    1 A 975279
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    Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften, Bibliothek
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    BE 8620 Clem 2016
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    "This book explores whether the post-9/11 novels of Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie can be read as part of an attempt to revise modern 'knowledge' of the Islamic world, using globally-distributed English-language literature to reframe Muslims' potential to connect with others. Focusing on novels including Shalimar the Clown, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Wasted Vigil, and Burnt Shadows, the author combines aesthetic, historical, political and spiritual considerations with analyses of the popular discourses and critical discussions surrounding the novels; and scrutinises how the writers have been appropriated as authentic spokespeople by dominant political and cultural forces. Finally, she explores how, as writers of Indian and Pakistani origin, Rushdie, Hamid, Aslam and Shamsie negotiate their identities, and the tensions of being seen to act as Muslim representatives, in relation to the complex international and geopolitical context in which they write"-- Machine generated contents note: Writing Islam from a Contemporary South Asian Perspective -- Enchanted Realms, Sceptical Perspectives: Salman Rushdie after 9/11 -- 'A Devilishly Difficult Ball': Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist -- Re-culturing Islam: Nadeem Aslam's Mausoleum Fiction -- Stranger Intimacies: The Novels of Kamila Shamsie -- Writing Contemporary Islam: An Ambiguous Project

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781137554376
    RVK Categories: BE 8620 ; HN 7649 ; HQ 6999 ; BE 8092 ; BE 8607
    Subjects: Pakistani fiction (English); English fiction; American fiction; Muslim authors; Islam in literature; Muslims in literature; Islam and literature
    Scope: x, 186 Seiten, Illustrationen
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Machine generated contents note: Writing Islam from a Contemporary South Asian Perspective Enchanted Realms, Sceptical Perspectives: Salman Rushdie after 9/11 -- 'A Devilishly Difficult Ball': Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist -- Re-culturing Islam: Nadeem Aslam's Mausoleum Fiction -- Stranger Intimacies: The Novels of Kamila Shamsie -- Writing Contemporary Islam: An Ambiguous Project.