The in-between world of they die strangers by Mohammad Abdul-Wali
Other Title(s)
بين عالمين في رواية يموتون غرباء للكاتب محمد عبد الولي
Author
Source
Electronic Journal of University of Aden : Journal of Humanity and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2022), pp.131-138, 8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2022-06-30
Country of Publication
Yemen
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Yamutuna Ghuraba (1971) which is the subject of this paper, translated under the title They Die Strangers (2001), was widely hailed for its realistic outlook and psychological depth.
It tackles issues related to the problems of the Yemeni society among which is emigration.
Of mixed races, Abdul-Wali reflects the emotional and spiritual dilemma he faced as a result of being muwallad (hybrid), raised in a foreign land and educated in a foreign language.
He is neither considered Yemeni, nor Ethiopian.
His personal experience of being born, living, studying and working in a strange land allowed him, no doubt, to reveal such an experience vividly and with compassion.
The novella which is set in Ethiopia has a touch of autobiography.
He examines issues related to the painful experience of emigration such as alienation, isolation, identity crisis and the everlasting conflict between homeland and adopted land.
The issue of in-between world which has always enjoyed a defining significance in the thematic framework of his literary works is the focus of the present paper as it is one of the facets of emigration.
Therefore, taking this idea of straddling between two worlds, two religions, two cultures, two morals, two languages and two identities where immigrants find difficulty to belong to anyone as a point of departure.
Edward Said’s theory of in-betweenness is taking into account.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ubayd, Arwa Ahmad Salim. 2022. The in-between world of they die strangers by Mohammad Abdul-Wali. Electronic Journal of University of Aden : Journal of Humanity and Social Sciences،Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.131-138.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414378
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ubayd, Arwa Ahmad Salim. The in-between world of they die strangers by Mohammad Abdul-Wali. Electronic Journal of University of Aden : Journal of Humanity and Social Sciences Vol. 3, no. 2 (Jun. 2022), pp.131-138.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414378
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ubayd, Arwa Ahmad Salim. The in-between world of they die strangers by Mohammad Abdul-Wali. Electronic Journal of University of Aden : Journal of Humanity and Social Sciences. 2022. Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.131-138.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414378
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 137
Record ID
BIM-1414378