The Notions of Home and Identity in Diaspora Literature: A Conceptual Exploration

Abstract

When dealing with diasporic literature, we deal with a unique form of literature that is constructed by hybrid identities that mingle in two or more different cultures. This combination causes a new world of ambivalence, which is alien to both native and host cultures. It is mostly analyzed and criticized by many critics because it is a reflection mostly mixed with the unconsciousness of an individual perception of reality experienced by the author who depends on his exaggerated imagination of the culture he/she misses. Home, culture and identity are topics that can never be avoided whenever there is a talk about diaspora and diaspora literature.