{"product_id":"homeless-entertainment-on-ha-64257-d-bouazzas-literary-writing-9783039113330","title":"Homeless Entertainment: On Ha\u0026#64257;d Bouazza's Literary Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Helen Chambers | Henriette Louwerse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - German\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHafid Bouazza is a highly influential and celebrated author in the Netherlands today. In the context of contemporary Dutch literature, Bouazza's Moroccan background still marks a divergence from the born-and-bred Dutch norm. Authors with a bi- or multicultural background are still often cast in the role of 'exotic outsider'. Bouazza both challenges and uses this position to the full. His writing demonstrates that the perceived us-them or self-other positions are questionable ideological constructs. He undermines the concept of a unified culture and the wholeness of the self. He explores and exploits stereotypical beliefs held on both sides of the East-West divide. The result is a magical realist setting that both puzzles and enchants. This book offers a reading of Bouazza's literary prose that responds to the interpretative opportunities offered by an author who skilfully and creatively explores his peculiar freedom in his \u003ci\u003eHomeless Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813570363543,"sku":"9783039113330","price":6013.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783039113330.webp?v=1778336894","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/homeless-entertainment-on-ha-64257-d-bouazzas-literary-writing-9783039113330","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}