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FROM CENTRE TO MARGINS: SOUTH AFRICA MEETS THE ARAB WORLD
FROM CENTRE TO MARGINS: SOUTH AFRICA MEETS THE ARAB WORLD

Author(s): Luiza Caraivan
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: relocation; home; Arab world; South Africa; cultural diversity.

Summary/Abstract: “From Centre to Margins: South Africa Meets the Arab World”.The paper analyses the new perspectives in Nadine Gordimer’s writings, focusing on her 2001 novel The Pickup. The concepts of home, relocation and cultural diversity are examined as they represent the key factors defining the two communities presented in the novel: South Africa and the Arab world.

  • Issue Year: 56/2011
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 33-41
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English