Modern Arab American fiction : a reader's guide / / Steven Salaita.
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| Superior document: | Arab American writing |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Arab American writing.
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| Physical Description: | viii, 154 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.