Gender Power and Patriarchal Hegemony in Qaisra Shahraz's Novels. Gender Discrimination and Patriarchy in Qaisra Shahraz's Novels The Holy Woman and Typhoon

      Аннотация: The Holy Woman and Typhoon are the tales of women living in the feudal and rural setups of Sindh, Pakistan. The stories are exposing the conditions of women coping with the issues of gender hegemony and patriarchy. The novels represent the lives of women on the verge of feudal rural politics of patriarchs and the struggle of those women for their identity. Qaisra Shahraz is a well known literary figure of modern generation of English Fiction Writers of Pakistan. She is a Pakistani diaspora writer. she is the author of three novels. The Holy woman and Typhoon are dazzling and sensational creations of her mesmerizing writing skills. She is recently resided at Great Britain.

Ключевые слова: Gender, hegemony, identity, patriarchy, resistance, struggle