This article examines aspects of contemporary identity theory in relation to one particular Italian ‘immigrant’ text, Shirin Ramzanali Fazel's Lontano da Mogadiscio. It establishes the ways in which Fazel outlines and renegotiates facets of her identity, in particular the notions of linguistic, national and racial identity, within the context of theories on postcolonial and immigrant writing. It analyzes, builds on and applies associated and relevant theories of Otherness, black women's writing, diaspora, place and home to the specific context of this text, focusing on the reassessment and redefinition of certain aspects of identity as a direct result of Fazel's experience of migration.
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