Modern Arab American fiction : a reader's guide /
"Exploring the works of such best-selling authors as Rabih Alameddine, Mohja Kahf, Laila Halaby, Diana Abu-Jaber, Alicia Erian, and Randa Jarrar, Salaita highlights the development of each author's writing and how each has influenced Arab American fiction. He examines common themes includi...
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| Formaat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
Syracuse University Press
2011.
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| Editie: | 1st ed. |
| Reeks: | Arab American writing.
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| Online toegang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1j1vztw |
Inhoudsopgave:
- Introduction
- Uses of the Lebanese Civil War in Arab American fiction: Etel Adnan, Rawi Hage, Patricia Sarrafian Ward
- Exploring Islam(s) in America: Mohja Kahf
- Sex, violence, and storytelling: Rabih Alameddine
- The eternity of immigration: Arab American short story collections (Joseph Geha, Frances Khirallah Noble, Evelyn Shakir, Susan Muaddi Darraj)
- Promised lands and unfulfilled promises: Laila Halaby
- Crescent moons, jazz music, and feral ethnicity: Diana Abu-Jaber
- From the Maghreb to the American mainstream: writers of North African origin (Anouar Majid, Laila Lalami, Samia Serageldin)
- Potpourri: Alicia Erian, Randa Jarrar, Susan Abulhawa.