Nyman, of the Academy of Finland, looks at several post-colonial writers from Britain and America through the concepts of hybridism and mobility. The first part of the book, dealing with black
authors in Britain, discusses transnationality and the search for an emotional home. Authors studies include Caryl Phillips, Jamal Mahjoub, Mike Phillips, Hari Kunzru, Kamila Shamsie, Benjamin
Zephaniah an Abdulrazak Gurnah. In all of these there is a pull between retaining a personal national identity and becoming British. The second section treats writers Cynthia Kadohata, Ana
Castillo, Diana Abu-Jaber and Bharati Mukherjee. Nyman here develops the concept of "Third Space", a diasporic community that is unique unto itself. The application of post-colonial and
border-studies theories is also explored. The study aims to establish a sense of transnational awareness and the creation of new national identities that take this into account. Annotation
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