Hybridity and alienation in The Satanic Verses and East, West: Navigating identity in a globalized postcolonial world

This article examines Salman Rushdie’s exploration of hybridity and alienation in his works The Satanic Verses and East, West, focusing on the psychological, emotional, and cultural fragmentation experienced by characters caught between conflicting identities. Drawing on Homi K. Bhabha’s concepts of hybridity, mimicry, and the

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International Journal of Advanced Academic Studies
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2025-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.33545/27068919.2025.v7.i4a.1410
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Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
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Hybridity and alienation in The Satanic Verses and East, West: Navigating identity in a globalized postcolonial world

M. Anwar Hossain
International Journal of Advanced Academic Studies
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
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Hybridity and alienation in The Satanic Verses and East, West: Navigating identity in a globalized postcolonial world

M. Anwar Hossain
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Abstract

This article examines Salman Rushdie’s exploration of hybridity and alienation in his works The Satanic Verses and East, West, focusing on the psychological, emotional, and cultural fragmentation experienced by characters caught between conflicting identities. Drawing on Homi K. Bhabha’s concepts of hybridity, mimicry, and the

International Journal of Advanced Academic StudiesVol. 7(4)
Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University (IN)
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Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
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