Borders are cherished fictions that contradict messy geopolitical reality.
Evidence
As Elspeth Guild has put it, “The border as a line which separates different territories of sovereignty is one of the most cherished fictions in international relations.” The discrepancy between this fiction and messy reality provides the focus for another group of novels that form the subject of the next chapter. — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 312
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Introduces a useful critical concept: the border as a sovereign fiction — a vocabulary term that could frame how Hamid and Naqvi’s border-crossing characters operate.