The Notion of Homeland, “Imaginary Homeland” and Wounded Memory
in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner

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The Notion of Homeland, “Imaginary Homeland” and Wounded Memory in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner

This article explores the idea of homeland, “imaginary homeland” and wounded memory in Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel, The Kite Runner (2003). The idea of homeland, which includes the illustration of a person’s nostalgia towards homeland, is a significant topic of discussion among scholars of diaspor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sulaiman, Suraiya
Format:	Book Section
Language:	English
Published:	School of Social Sciences 2015
Subjects:	H Social Sciences
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/37635/ http://eprints.usm.my/37635/1/sspis_2015_ms550_-_560.pdf

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