Abstract:This study provides a postcolonial narratological analysis of The Kindness of Enemies to explore different layers of identity formation for Muslim immigrants. The novel chronicles the dilemmas Natasha, a Muslim professor of history that teaches at a Scottish university and studies Imam Shamil’s jihad, experiences in maintaining an independent sense of identity far from a Westernized mindset. A stylistic axis whereby the author mirrors this complexity is the simultaneous utilization of the first-person verbatim… Show more
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