Celebrating Cultural Hybridity Through Storytelling: Othello as a Borderlands Character in Caryl Phillips’ The Nature of Blood

This paper provides a new approach to Othello’s story in Caryl Phillips’ polyphonic novel The Nature of Blood (1997). fictional Othello finds himself at the crossroads between different cultures and is struggling define his identity. Making use Gloria Anzaldúa’s borderlands theory as exposed her work Borderlands/La Frontera (1987), this study explores character. Accordingly, it purpose demonstrate that, character-narrator, succeeds bringing together two hitherto conflicting that he knows (Africa Venice) through storytelling. Indeed, narrative proves transborder testimony contributes creating debate forum where cultural hybridity celebrated.um celebrated.