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Intergenerational conflict in the first trilogy of Nuruddin Farah
Bajou, Issam
2014Transcultural Identity Constructions in a Changing World
 

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Keywords :
transculturality; intergenerational; Somali
Disciplines :
Literature
Author, co-author :
Bajou, Issam ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Doc. lang. & lettres (Bologne)
Language :
English
Title :
Intergenerational conflict in the first trilogy of Nuruddin Farah
Publication date :
April 2014
Event name :
Transcultural Identity Constructions in a Changing World
Event organizer :
Université de Dalarna
Event place :
Falun, Sweden
Event date :
du 2 avril 2014 au 4 avril 2014
Audience :
International
References of the abstract :
Nuruddin Farah, one of the major contemporary politically committed African authors, has devoted his whole writing to his homeland Somalia. His first trilogy, entitled Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship, focuses on the demystification of the ways and techniques the tyrannical regime, led by General Siad Barre, uses to control the nation and make any efforts for change ineffective. The three novels tell the story of ten intellectuals, who are committed to the cause of removing the dictator. However, their mission fails and the trilogy ends with the status quo unaffected. The characters are cosmopolitan and have spent some time studying in Europe, and therefore do not fit into the Somali context, as they reject the Somali culture with which they cannot cope, as it is at odds with their principles. Therefore, they are highly criticised by their fellow countrymen for their ideological beliefs and for their constructed identities that do not comply with the national one. In addition, the characters are seen by critics as frivolous and their efforts to overthrow the General as futile. My paper will study the clash between those characters and the Somali culture they fight, as well as the reaction of some critics who fail to understand this kind of characters created by Farah, who condemn the cultural barrier that the traditional Somali culture represents for this new generation, looking for a place in their home country where they feel like guests.
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