The Map of Love Ahdaf Soueif

A heartily revered guerrilla fighter by the name of Ernesto Guevara once said: “If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.” This sentiment is intended to express militant disdain for imperialism in a manner...

In a post-modernist and clearly post-colonial novel such as Ahdaf Soueif’s The Map of Love (1999), a focus on politics and cultural history of both contributing countries, England and Egypt, is not taken lightly. The imperial British rule over the...