Exile, Belonging, and the Post-colonial Imagination in the Novels of M.G. Vassanji and Abdulrazak Gurnah

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Analysis finds themes of exile and belonging in Vassanji and Gurnah's postcolonial narratives, suggesting complex identities shaped by trauma.

Exile and belonging shape narratives in the novels of Vassanji and Gurnah, revealing fractured identities.
The representation of displacement appears prominently in Vassanji's works, including The Gunny Sack and The In-Between World of Vikram Lall.
This assessment employs an analysis of narrative structures and emotional landscapes in literature.
Understanding exile's impact opens pathways to deeper insights into psychological constructs of home and identity.

Thakur et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis finds themes of exile and belonging in Vassanji and Gurnah's postcolonial narratives, suggesting complex identities shaped by trauma.