Crossing the Borders of the Body Politic after 9/11: The Virus Metaphor and Autoimmunity in Hari Kunzru’s Transmission

Immigrant to a terrorist: on liquid fears in Hari Kunzru's Transmission

“…Mehta is the element that brings to light fears latent in American society -a fear of chaos, disorder, breakdown of established rules and norms and links them to the influx of immigrants. As the novel represents a connection between terrorism and migration it has been read as a response to post-9/11 paranoia (Connell 2010;Liao 2013) but the extension of the theme found in the development of Guy Swift plot, with a more general look at wealthy European societies and their fears, suggests more generalized statements. Consequently, the narrative may be read as a commentary on the fears harboured by Western civilized societies, not only by the US but also west European countries.…”