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National stories and narrative voice in the fiction of Joshua Ferris by Maxey, Ruth

“…In his début novel, Then We Came to the End (2007), Joshua Ferris narrates his story of a pre-9/11 Chicago advertising agency in the first-person plural. …”
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The Notion of Homeland, “Imaginary Homeland” and Wounded Memory in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner by Sulaiman, Suraiya

“…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 diaspora studies. …”
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Reversal of Pakistani Norms: Homoeroticism and Gender - Formations in The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi by Malik, Haroon Afzal, Low Abdullah, Nurul Farhana

“…This paper aims at analyzing the same sex desire and its dynamics from a queer perspective in Kureishi’s debut novel, The Buddha of Suburbia. The most glaring omission which became a sole reason for this research is the politics of sexuality in Hanif Kureishi. …”
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An investigation into the traumatic experiences among Black female characters in Homegoing from a postcolonial perspective by Hu, Jing, Mani, Manimangai, Kaur, Hardev

“…Yaa Gyasi‟s debut novel, Homegoing (2016) narrates the struggles of black female characters under structural oppression and the intergenerational transmission of trauma. …”
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‘Hoop op iets vaags’: ambiguity, unreliability and indeterminacy in Erwin Mortier’s Marcel (1999) by Mertens, Bram

“…Erwin Mortier’s acclaimed debut novel Marcel, first published nearly twenty years ago, tells the story of a Flemish family haunted by a dark past: the involvement of several members in the wartime collaboration with the German occupier. …”
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Survival psychology in Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds by M Alosman, M Ikbal, Raihanah M.M.

“…Army, Kevin Powers deliberates on war and the risks surrounding the lives of all those involved in his debut novel, The Yellow Birds. This paper aims to uncover the survival psychology that underlies the behaviour of the two main characters in the novel, Private John Bartle and Private Daniel Murphy as well as other minor characters. …”
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Archetypal myth: goddess Durga and the resilient matriarch in Rani Manicka's The Rice Mother by Zamri, Muhamad Lothfi, Zainal, Zainor Izat

“…Rani Manicka also incorporates such theme in her debut novel, The Rice Mother (2003). However, another theme that becomes prominent in this novel is the theme of resiliency – portrayed mainly through the matriarch figure, Lakshmi. …”
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Political violence and necropolitics in Omar Shahid Hamid’s The Prisoner by Ahmed, Toqeer

“…This article examines violence and necropolitical experiences in the management of life and death in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi and its representation by Omar Shahid Hamid in his debut novel The Prisoner (2013). Pakistan’s western border and the largest city Karachi have long been epicentres of violent actions in the backdrop of wars (for instance, the Soviet and the ‘War on Terror’) in neighbouring Afghanistan. …”
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Roy Scranton's war porn: an American postcolonial narrative of the Iraq War by Alosman, M Ikbal M, Ruzy Suliza Hashim

“…This paper examines Roy Scranton’s debut novel, War Porn (2016), and aims to uncover the novel’s approach to the 2003 American war on Iraq and its impact on the lives of Iraqis. …”
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Women’s quest for home: spatial imaginary in Kazuo Ishiguro’s a pale view of hills by Ling, Xu, Awang, Mohammad Ewan, Singh, Hardev Kaur Jujar

“…Unhomely homes have been a recurring theme in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novels, and his debut novel, A Pale View of Hills (1982), is no exception. …”
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Bonded beyond time and place – exploring Malay archetypal images in Hanna Alkaf’s The Weight of Our Sky (2019) and the Malay historical texts by Syazliyati Ibrahim, Mohamad Rashidi Pakri

“…Among such is Hanna Alkaf, whose debut novel The Weight of Our Sky (2019) was critically acclaimed in Malaysia and abroad. …”
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Nego-feminism as a bridge between patriarchy and matriarchy in Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn and The Virtuous Woman by Muhammad, Usman Ambu, Mani, Manimangai, Talif, Rosli, Jujar Singh, Hardev Kaur

“…The Stillborn (1984) is Zaynab Alkali’s debut novel that captured the attention of many researchers and critics alike. …”
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