“Spel van misleiding”: Over de kunst van Hafid Bouazza
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2008
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Department of Dutch and South African Studies, Faculty of English
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Hafid Bouazza is an influential and celebrated author in the Netherlands today.
In the context of contemporary Dutch literature, Bouazza’s Moroccan background still marks a divergence from the born-and-bred Dutch norm. Bouazza both challenges and uses this position to the full. His writing demonstrates that the perceived us-them or self-other
oppositions are questionable ideological constructs. He undermines the concept of a unified culture and the wholeness of the self. He explores and exploits stereotypical beliefs held on both sides of the East/West divide. The result is a magical realist setting that both puzzles and enchants. This contribution offers an overview of Bouazza's main thematic concerns in this literary prose to date.
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cultural identity, migration, stereotyping, East-West opposition, artistic autonomy
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Werkwinkel vol. 3(1), 2008, pp.45-60