| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 154 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Arab American writing |
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Arab American writing.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references ( p.151-152 ) 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. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- Arab American authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Arab Americans in literature.
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Arabs in literature.
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| ISBN |
9780815632535 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0815632533 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780815632771 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0815632770 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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