Title British Muslim fictions : interviews with contemporary writers / Claire Chambers

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 349 pages) : illustrations Contents Tariq Ali -- Fadia Faqir -- Aamer Hussein -- Leila Aboulela -- Abdulrazak Gurnah -- Nadeem Aslam -- Tahmima Anam -- Mohsin Hamid -- Robin Yassin-Kassab -- Kamila Shamsie -- Hanif Kureishi -- Ahdaf Soueif -- Zahid Hussain Summary What does it mean to be a writer of Muslim heritage in the UK today? Is there such a thing as 'Muslim fiction'? In a collection of revealing new interviews, Claire Chambers talks to writers including Tariq Ali, Ahdaf Soueif, Hanif Kureishi, and Abdulrazak Gurnah to discuss the impact that their Muslim heritage has had on their writing, and to argue that this body of writing is some of the most important and politically engaged fiction of recent years. From literary techniques and influences to the political and cultural debates that matter to Muslims in Britain and beyond - such as the hijab, the war on terror and the Rushdie affair - these thirteen interviews challenge the idea of a monolithic voice for Islam in Britain. Instead, together they paint a picture of the diversity of voices creating 'British Muslim fictions' which ultimately enriches the cultural, social and political landscape of contemporary Britain "What does it mean to be a writer of Muslim heritage in the UK today? Is there such a thing as 'Muslim fiction'? In a collection of revealing new interviews, Claire Chambers talks to writers including Tariq Ali, Ahdaf Soueif, Hanif Kureishi, and Abdulrazak Gurnah to discuss the impact that their Muslim heritage has had on their writing, and to argue that this body of writing is some of the most important and politically engaged fiction of recent years. From literary techniques and influences to the political and cultural debates that matter to Muslims in Britain and beyond - such as the hijab, the war on terror and the Rushdie affair - these thirteen interviews challenge the idea of a monolithic voice for Islam in Britain. Instead, together they paint a picture of the diversity of voices creating 'British Muslim fictions' which ultimately enriches the cultural, social and political landscape of contemporary Britain"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-334) and index Notes Print version record Subject Muslim authors -- Interviews English fiction -- Muslim authors -- History and criticism English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism Muslims in literature. Islam in literature. Muslim authors -- Political and social views Muslims -- Great Britain -- Ethnic identity Islam and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Middle Eastern. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English fiction Islam and literature Islam in literature Muslim authors Muslims -- Ethnic identity Muslims in literature Englisch Roman Muslim Schriftsteller Schriftsteller. Schriftstellerin. Muslim. Muslimin. Literatur. Englisch. Ethnizität. Roman anglais -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique. Musulmans -- Dans la littérature. Islam -- Dans la littérature. Great Britain Großbritannien Großbritannien. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Interviews Form Electronic book Author Chambers, Claire, 1975- ISBN 9780230343085 0230343082

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