Alsana Iqbal
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Alsana Iqbal is a sharp-tongued, opinionated Bangladeshi immigrant woman in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," known for her complex marriage to Samad and her struggles with cultural identity and family.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | White Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Iqbal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorEthnicBackground | British Jamaican ⓘ |
| authorNationalityOfWork | British ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
opinionated
ⓘ
protective mother ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ sharp-tongued ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Zadie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Muslim ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bangladeshi ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | White Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | White Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Magid Iqbal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millat Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedFrom | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigrationStatus | immigrant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Samad Iqbal’s wife
ⓘ
major character ⓘ mother of twins ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 2000 ⓘ |
| relationshipToMagidIqbal | mother ⓘ |
| relationshipToMillatIqbal | mother ⓘ |
| relationshipToSamadIqbal | wife ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| setting | multicultural London ⓘ |
| spouse | Samad Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
assimilation
ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ intergenerational differences ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
cultural identity
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diaspora ⓘ family conflict ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ immigration ⓘ marital tension ⓘ |
| workOfFictionCountryOfPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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