Sacred Places in Comparative (Post-)Colonial Writing

From Alexandria to Gondar

Rosanna Masiola, Matteo Baraldo

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Rowman & Littlefield
13 November 2025

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: post-colonial literature

This book presents a distinctive viewpoint on the significance of sacred spaces in postcolonial literature while illuminating the diasporic narrative of regions often overlooked in Pan-African literary studies. By challenging the main trends that have benefited countries such as Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, Rosanna Masiola and Matteo Baraldo bring together multiple faiths, literary genres, and narratives in diachronic and comparative critical perspectives from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Libya. Masiola and Baraldo focus on historical authors and the rise of contemporary writers in the diaspora from a cross-cultural and comparative perspective. By examining writers such as Ahmad Shawqi, Ibrahim al-Kuni, Sahle Sellassie, Nega Mezlekia, Maaza Mengiste, and Gabriella Ghermandi, this book seeks to connect the reader to a mystical dimension of diasporic postcolonial literature.

By: Rosanna Masiola, Matteo Baraldo
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781666972238
ISBN 10: 1666972231
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 13 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rosanna Masiola is a retired professor of English, translation, and Anglo-American literature at the University for Foreigners of Perugia. Matteo Baraldo is Senior Research Officer in the School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Essex.

Reviews for Sacred Places in Comparative (Post-)Colonial Writing: From Alexandria to Gondar

An impressive literary achievement that embodies a questing spirit for ancient wisdom. It represents an important intellectual contribution to the discourse on mysticism, pilgrimage, memory and literary Afropolitanism. Original, immensely learned, eloquently written … a profoundly deep understanding of existence. * Rajendra Chetty, Professor of Language Education, University of the Western Cape, South Africa *