Salaita, Steven, 1975-
Modern Arab American fiction a reader's guide / [electronic resource] : Steven Salaita. - 1st ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011. - viii, 154 p. - Arab American writing . - Arab American writing. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
American fiction--Arab American authors--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Arab Americans in literature.
Arabs in literature.
Electronic books.
PS153.A73 / S33 2011eb
813/.54098927
Modern Arab American fiction a reader's guide / [electronic resource] : Steven Salaita. - 1st ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011. - viii, 154 p. - Arab American writing . - Arab American writing. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
American fiction--Arab American authors--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Arab Americans in literature.
Arabs in literature.
Electronic books.
PS153.A73 / S33 2011eb
813/.54098927