'Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi
A01=Sabry Hafez
Arab literature
Arab world
Arabic language
Arabic literature
Author_Sabry Hafez
authors
Category=DSK
close reading
cross-border influence
cultural exchange
cultural insights
culture
development
discourse
Edwar al-Kharrat
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_isMigrated=0
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
fiction
genre
influence
intertextuality
Jamal al-Ghitani
literary criticism
literary movements
literary theory
literature
modernity
narrative
narrative structure
short story
storytelling
Taha Husain
themes
tradition
trajectory
writers
Yusuf Idris
Product details
- ISBN 9780863563638
- Weight: 881g
- Dimensions: 160 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 12 Jun 2007
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
This long-awaited sequel to the classic, "The Genesis of Arabic Narrative Discourse (Saqi)", investigates a number of crucial questions related to the genre's development. Why did the Arabic short story take certain trajectories and what determined its path? Can the study of this genre provide us with wider insights into the culture as a whole? How have writers in one Arab country influenced those in others? These are just some of the issues addressed through close reading of authors such as Taha Husain, Yusuf Idris, 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi, Edwar al-Kharrat and Jamal al-Ghitani, among many others. 'Quest for Identities' has been selected by Choice (Current Reviews for Academic Libraries) in the U.S.A. to appear on their annual Outstanding Academic Title list for 2009. Announced in the January 2010 edition of Choice.
Sabry Hafez is Professor of Modern Arabic and Comparative Literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
