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.

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Alsana Iqbal canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
novel character ⓘ
appearsIn White Teeth ⓘ
associatedWithFamily Iqbal family ⓘ
authorEthnicBackground British Jamaican ⓘ
authorNationalityOfWork British ⓘ
characterTrait opinionated ⓘ
protective mother ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ
strong-willed ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Bangladesh ⓘ
creator Zadie Smith ⓘ
culturalBackground Muslim ⓘ
ethnicity Bangladeshi ⓘ
fictionalUniverse White Teeth ⓘ
firstAppearance White Teeth ⓘ
genre contemporary fiction ⓘ
hasChild Magid Iqbal ⓘ
Millat Iqbal ⓘ
immigratedFrom Bangladesh ⓘ
immigratedTo United Kingdom ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
setting multicultural London ⓘ
spouse Samad Iqbal ⓘ
strugglesWith assimilation ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ
intergenerational differences ⓘ
themeInvolvement cultural identity ⓘ
diaspora ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
marital tension ⓘ
workOfFictionCountryOfPublication United Kingdom ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

White Teeth → character → Alsana Iqbal ⓘ
Samad Iqbal → spouse → Alsana Iqbal ⓘ
Millat Iqbal → hasMother → Alsana Iqbal ⓘ
Magid Iqbal → hasMother → Alsana Iqbal ⓘ
Joyce Chalfen → conflictWith → Alsana Iqbal ⓘ