Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Proceedings of KUST, Iraq Conference 2022 Pp.164-173
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/KUST.13
The Binational Interpreter in Kachachi’s The American Granddaughter: A Postcolonial
Study
Kezhan Salar Abdulqadr
English Department
Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq
Corresponding Author: kizhan.salar@komar.edu.iq
Kawthar Hiwa Mohammed
English Department
Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq
Recived: 2/7/2022 Accepted:5/10/2022 Published: 7/1/2022
Abstract:
This research paper is an attempt at describing and applying the postcolonial theory to the novel titled The American Granddaughter(2021) by the Iraqi novelist Inaam Kachachi. This is achieved by examining the main character in the novel, Zeina, who works as an interpreter for the American army. Zeina experiences a complex anxiety in America. Her anxiety has come from the differences between the Iraqi and American nationalities which mislead her to be a binational character in the work. She confronts trauma in the story and struggles to know where she really belongs. She wants to find her roots based on postcolonialism, identity crisis, heritage, tradition, and so on. These issues constitute all the causes of the traumatization that Zeina faces as she embarks on the journey of confirming her nationality.
Keywords: The American Granddaughter, binational interpreter, heritage, identity crisis, postcolonialism
Cite as: Abdulqadr, K. S. , & Mohammed, K. H. (2022). The Binational Interpreter in Kachachi’s The American Granddaughter: A Postcolonial Study Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Proceedings of KUST, Iraq Conference 2022 (1) 164-173.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/KUST.13
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