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Focusing on British novels about the Muslim immigrant experience published after 9/11; this book examines the promise as well as the limits of ´British Muslim´ identity as a viable form of self-representation, and the challenges - particularly for women - of reconciling non-Western religious identity with the secular policies of Western states.

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Introduction 1. Islam and British Literature 2. Rethinking Hybridity in Monica Ali´s Brick Lane 3. Subaltern Desire in Leila Aboulela´s Minaret 4. Mimicry in Fadia Faqir´s Cry of the Dove 5. Cosmopolitanism and Transnationalism in Camilla Gibb´s Sweetness in the Belly 6. Resisting Disorientation Notes Bibliography Index

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"Santesso offers another compelling intervention into the gaps of many studies of contemporary Anglophone literature: their treatment of everyday religious faith and practice, particularly for diasporic Muslim women. ... through an examination of narratives of disorientation, Santesso suggests that a more complex and textured portrait emerges of immigrant Muslim women." (Emily Johansen, Contemporary Women´s Writing, Vol. 10 (1), March, 2016)

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Esra Mirze Santesso is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Georgia, USA, where she teaches postcolonial literature. She has published a wide range of articles on contemporary British literature, Muslim diasporic identity, and Turkish literature and film, including an interview with Orhan Pamuk.

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