Modern Arab American Fiction : : a Reader's Guide
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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.
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SERIES
Arab American writing.
PUBLISHED
Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: viii, 354 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780815632771
0815632770
9780815632535
0815632533
SUBJECTS
American fiction -- History and criticism.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Arab Americans in literature.
Arabs in literature.