Samad Iqbal
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Samad Iqbal is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," portrayed as a Bangladeshi Muslim immigrant in London struggling with cultural identity, faith, and generational conflict.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | White Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chalfen family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iqbal family NERFINISHED ⓘ Jones family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Magid Iqbal
NERFINISHED
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Millat Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | second-generation British-born children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Zadie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | South Asian Muslim ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bangladeshi ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
explore clash between tradition and modernity
ⓘ
explore postcolonial identity ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
conflicted
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conservative ⓘ hypocritical tendencies ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ proud ⓘ religiously devout ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
cultural identity
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faith ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ |
| occupation | waiter ⓘ |
| partOf | British Asian literature canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFirstAppearance | 2000 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| represents | first-generation immigrant perspective ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| settingOfActivity | multicultural London ⓘ |
| spouse | Alsana Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
assimilation
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marital tension ⓘ parenting in diaspora ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | White Teeth (2000 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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