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Modern Arab American fiction : a reader's guide

Title
Modern Arab American fiction : a reader's guide / Steven Salaita.
Author
Salaita, Steven, 1975-
Publication
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

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Description
viii, 154 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Arab American writing
Uniform Title
Arab American writing.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Call Number
JFE 12-689
ISBN
  • 9780815632771 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0815632770 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780815632535 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0815632533 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2010052845
OCLC
681500647
Author
Salaita, Steven, 1975-
Title
Modern Arab American fiction : a reader's guide / Steven Salaita.
Imprint
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Arab American writing
Arab American writing.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-689
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