Exploring the Concept of Home through Analysing the Relationship between Place and Identity in Selected works by Suad Amiry

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The Department of English language and Literature- The Faculty of Arts - Ain Shams University

Abstract

This paper traces the development of the style and the technique of Palestinian writings that deal with colonialism and applies this development on Sharon and My Mother-in-Law and Golda Slept Here by Suad Amiry. It also aims to explore the notions of loss, exile and displacement and the experience of issuing permits and passing through check points and their role in constructing the relationship between place and identity. Suad Amiry’s writings stand out due to her unique way of writing which relies mainly on black comedy and humour to deliver the idea. Her books narrate her self-exploration journey as a Palestinian woman living under occupation and her attempts to maintain a third space in which she can write, live and think.

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