The problem of having blurred cultural identity in andrea levy's small island and Bahaa taher's Sunset Oasis : a comparative study

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Post-colonialism is one of the most important theories of the Twentieth Century.

Generally, it indicates a series of theories and critical approaches that try to defy the inheritance of the colonial era.

Additionally, it also refers to the literary writings of the colonized; whether during or after colonialism.

This paper tries to investigate the theme of cultural identity as one of the most important themes in postcolonial theory and criticism.

This term refers to the ways of preserving the culture of a group of people against the destruction of identity, inflicted by the colonizer.

This can only be implemented by identifying with the individual's native cultural identity.

The current paper is an analytic study of the theme of cultural identity in the novel by the Jamaican author, Andrea Levy's Small Island (2006), and the Egyptian writer, Bahaa Taher's Sunset Oasis (2008).

This paper applies Homi K Bhabha and Gayatri Spivak's concepts of cultural identity in a postcolonial/imperialist context.

This is with special reference to the previously mentioned novels.