Modern Arab American Fiction
A Reader's Guide
Syracuse University Press · Print & ebook · April 13, 2011
Within the spectrum of American literary traditions, Arab American literature is relatively new.
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- Who it’s for
- Steven Salaita traces Arab American fiction’s development through writers, historical contexts, and recurring themes.
- Genres
- Race & Culture in Literature, Middle Eastern Lit Crit, 21st Century Literature
- Published
- Syracuse University Press, April 13, 2011
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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.
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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.
Arab American Fiction
Steven Salaita traces Arab American fiction’s development through writers, historical contexts, and recurring themes.
Come here for
- A map of Arab American fiction across the last century
- Critical discussions of six writers and their influence
Expect
- Separate discussions of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the Lebanese Civil War
- Attention to Islam in the United States, gender, and national identity
Where it sits
| Middle Eastern Lit Crit | 66% |
|---|---|
| Race & Culture in Literature | 65% |
| 21st Century Literature | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Lit Crit
- Middle Eastern Lit Crit
- Authors
- Steven Salaita
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Published
- April 13, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- American Lit Crit