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Hybridity and alienation in The Satanic Verses and East, West: Navigating identity in a globalized postcolonial world
International Journal of Advanced Academic Studies · 2025 · Vol. 7(4) · pp. 06–10
M. Anwar Hossain✉(Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University)
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
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesLiterature, Magical Realism, García MárquezHybridityAlienationIdentity (music)Postcolonialism (international relations)Postcolonial literatureSociologyAestheticsGender studiesAnthropologyPolitical science
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