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Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader's Guide (Arab American Writing)
Steven Salaita
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Description for Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader's Guide (Arab American Writing)
Hardcover. An overview of Arab-American fiction as it has developed over the past twenty years Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Arab American Writing
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815632771
SKU
V9780815632771
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Ref
99-72
About Steven Salaita
Steven Salaita is associate professor of English at Virginia Tech. He is the author of Anti-Arab Racism in the USA, The Uncultured Wars: Arabs, Muslims and the Poverty of Liberal Thought, and The Holy Land in Transit.
Reviews for Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader's Guide (Arab American Writing)
A much needed introduction to a vibrant, albeit little known, novelistic tradition. Salaita’s vivacious and accessible book will be of great use to scholars and students alike. Salaita digs deeply into the literature of Arab Americans, and his sharp, enthusiastic, and straightforward insights will open eyes and minds.