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Title NEO-SINCERITY: A POST-POSTMODERNIST CRITIQUE OF MOHSIN HAMID’S EXIT WEST

Author(s) Maimoona Khan

Abstract This study addresses the issue of the literary reception and representation of the renascent fanaticism, neo-sincerity, which is becoming zeitgeist of the contemporary world. Focusing Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, I have explored the fictional rendering of the prevailing political insurgencies and cultural anomalies. The theoretical foundation of the study is in the post-postmodernist realization of the revival of the essentialist ideologies and parochial policies. It has been made explicit that the welcoming west of the past has transformed into a cultural crucible for the emigrants—epitomized in the characters of Saeed and Nadia. Moreover, it has also been brought to the limelight that one of the most effective triggers for the current wave of hatred in the western social consciousness is Islamophobia. Delving into the issue of racial and religious prejudices, I have tried to explore the fictional representation of the western movement from the ideal of co-existence to the dogmatic essentialism. Thus, the study helps to understand how the contemporary Pakistani literature in English approaches current global traumas and cultural trends.

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Language English

Publication Date 2019-09-20

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