Colonial trauma, displacement, and relational healing in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s afterlives
This study examines the interconnected themes of trauma, displacement, and the quest for healing in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Afterlives (2020). Situated within the frameworks of Postcolonial Theory and Trauma Theory, complimented with Homi Bhabha’s concept of mimicry and hybridity. The study investigates how the novel repre...