Border Crossing and Exile in Vesna Goldsworthy’s 𝐼𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 (2022)
Border Crossing and Exile in Vesna Goldsworthy’s 𝐼𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 (2022)
Author(s): Sava StamenkovićSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Fiction, Studies of Literature, Novel, Serbian Literature, British Literature
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: exile; border; exophonic/translingual literature; Iron Curtain; Vesna Goldsworthy
Summary/Abstract: The novel 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛: A Love Story by the British and Serbian writer Vesna Goldsworthy is set in London and in the capital of an unnamed state-socialist country behind the Iron Curtain. It follows the fate of young Milena Urbanska, a privileged “red princess” but also a victim of the communist regime, both in exile and on her return to her homeland. The protagonist leaves her homeland in pursuit of freedom and love, but her return becomes an act of vengeance, casting her in the role of a latter-day Medea. This article focuses on the themes of border crossing and exile, which are central to this exophonic novel.
Journal: VTU Review: Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Issue Year: 7/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 42-49
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
