Post-colonial readings of self/other-contrast in the “Bivatan” novel based on the Edward Said’s Orientalism thinking

Subject Areas : journal of literary criticism and stylistics research

tahmineh shojaatzadeh ¹ (دانشجوی دکتری گروه زبان و ادبیات فارسی، واحد بناب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، بناب، ایران.)
narges oskooei ² (دانشیار گروه زبان و ادبیات فارسی، واحد بناب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، بناب، ایران.(نویسندۀ مسئول)
arash moshfeghi ³ (استادیار گروه زبان و ادبیات فارسی، واحد بناب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، بناب، ایران.)

Received: 2020-07-08 Accepted : 2020-07-08 Published : 2020-05-21

Keywords: Post-colonial Studies, east and west contrast, self-other, Bivatan, tradition/modernity,

Abstract :

One of the most important works of Reza Amirkhani – who can be considered a leading author and owning a style in the resistance and anti-colonial literature – is his “Bivatan” novel in which the author through an meaningful arrangement of west modern cultural demonstration beside eastern traditional, has represented the contrast between these two culture and hidden and apparent struggle between the very well to audience.  The importance of this novel is in that the author has been able in the form of post-modern literature, and utilizing the events of the contemporary world such as imperialism leadership and dominance on the other countries, challenge the cultural contrast of west and east, influence of the west language on the east and also the eastern identity crisis and report its result in the form of increasing development of west’s extensive influence on the east. The present research utilizing descriptive-analytical method highlights the components of Edward Said’s thinking such as: traditional identity and modernity, east inferiority compared to the leadership and dominance of the west world, contrast of the identity concept of self and other in the post-colonial area and in the base of the “Bivatan” novel.