DISPLACEMENT, HOME, AND IDENTITY ISSUES IN ABDULRAZAK GURNAH’S PARADISE

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study investigates postcolonialism in Abdulrazak Gurnah’ Paradise (1994). Gurnah provides us with a snapshot of life in the eastern coast of Africa before the coming of the Europeans. This life was characterized by multiple wicked practices rooted in the African communities such as slavery, displacement, social hierarchy, and racial stereotypes. The current study is actually discussed through a descriptive analytical approach for portraying the issue of migration and its effects on the subject. It also discusses the theme of identity and how it changes from being static to fluctuating. Thus, the research is made up of two main chapters. The first chapter is theoretical and deals with a socio-historical and a conceptual framework. The second chapter represents the core of the study in which the postcolonial theory is applied