Home Fire: Context & Writers Techniques (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year Kamila Shamsie was born
Year Kamila Shamsie was born
1973
Year Shamsie moved to London
Year Shamsie moved to London
2007
Award Home Fire won in 2018
Award Home Fire won in 2018
Women's Prize for Fiction
Years Home Fire was written
Years Home Fire was written
2014-2017
Ancient play Home Fire retells
Ancient play Home Fire retells
Sophocles's Antigone
Antigone character in Home Fire
Antigone character in Home Fire
Aneeka
British citizens joining ISIS 2012-2019
British citizens joining ISIS 2012-2019
900
No. of sections in Home Fire
No. of sections in Home Fire
Five (Isma, Eamonn, Parvaiz, Aneeka, Karamat)
Home Fire's narrative style
Home Fire's narrative style
Third-person limited omniscient
What hijab symbolises in novel
What hijab symbolises in novel
Complex interplay of faith, identity & societal perception