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The study explores how German colonialism in Gurnah's Afterlives implicates a range of actors beyond typical binaries.

Complex Implication in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Afterlives

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Argues German colonialism's broad implications in Gurnah's novel, highlighting complex victimization dynamics.

The study explores how German colonialism in Gurnah's Afterlives implicates a range of actors beyond typical binaries.
Literary analysis of Gurnah's Afterlives
Examination of colonial implications
Referencing Michael Rothberg’s concept of implicated subjects
Identified complexities in roles of perpetrator, victim, and bystander
Revealed that victimization arises from dispersed actions rather than deliberate evil
Highlighted existing forms of exploitation that facilitated colonial mechanisms

Kai Wiegandt (2026) studied this question.

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