Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader’s Guide
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Department
English & Comparative Literature Department
Description
Within the spectrum of American literary traditions, Arab American literature is relatively new. Writing produced by Americans of Arab origin is mainly a product of the twentieth century and only started to flourish in the past thirty years. While this young but thriving literature varies widely in content and style, it emerges from a common community and within a specific historical, political, and cultural context. In Modern Arab American Fiction, Salaita maps out the landscape of this genre as he details rather than defines the last century of Arab American fiction. 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 including the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Lebanese Civil War of 1975–90, the representation and practice of Islam in the United States, social issues such as gender and national identity in Arab cultures, and the various identities that come with being Arab American. Combining the accessibility of a primer with in-depth critical analysis, Modern Arab American Fiction is suitable for a broad audience, those unfamiliar with the subject area, as well as scholars of the literature.
ISBN
9780815632535
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
City
New York
Keywords
American fiction, Arab Americans in literature, Arabs in literature
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Salaita, S.
(2011).Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader’s Guide. Syracuse University Press.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_books/224
MLA Citation
Salaita, Steven
Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader’s Guide. Syracuse University Press, 2011.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_books/224
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https://www.worldcat.org/title/759158758