Dinarzad's Children

Dinarzad's Children
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Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages : 428
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ISBN-10 : 1557289123
ISBN-13 : 9781557289124
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dinarzad's Children by : Pauline Kaldas

Download or read book Dinarzad's Children written by Pauline Kaldas and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Dinarzad’s Children was a groundbreaking and popular anthology that brought to light the growing body of short fiction being written by Arab Americans. This expanded edition includes sixteen new stories —thirty in all—and new voices and is now organized into sections that invite readers to enter the stories from a variety of directions. Here are stories that reveal the initial adjustments of immigrants, the challenges of forming relationships, the political nuances of being Arab American, the vision directed towards homeland, and the ongoing search for balance and identity. The contributors are D. H. Melhem, Mohja Khaf, Rabih Alameddine, Rawi Hage, Laila Halaby, Patricia Sarrafian Ward, Alia Yunis, Diana Abu Jaber, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Samia Serageldin, Alia Yunis, Joseph Geha, May Monsoor Munn, Frances Khirallah Nobel, Nabeel Abraham, Yussef El Guindi, Hedy Habra, Randa Jarrar, Zahie El Kouri, Amal Masri, Sahar Mustafah, Evelyn Shakir, David Williams, Pauline Kaldas, and Khaled Mattawa.

The Time Between Places

The Time Between Places
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Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages : 425
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ISBN-10 : 9781610754194
ISBN-13 : 1610754190
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Time Between Places by : Pauline Kaldas

Download or read book The Time Between Places written by Pauline Kaldas and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of twenty stories delves into the lives of Egyptian characters, from those living in Egypt to those who have immigrated to the United States. With subtle and eloquent prose, the complexities of these characters are revealed, opening a door into their intimate struggles with identity and place. We meet people who are tempted by the possibilities of America and others who are tempted by the desire to return home. Some are in the throes of re-creating themselves in the new world while others seem to be embedded in the loss of their homeland. Many of these characters, although physically located in either the United States or Egypt, have lives that embrace both cultures. "A Game of Chance" follows the actions of a young man when he wins the immigration lottery and then must decide whether or not to change his life. "Cumin and Coriander" takes us inside a woman's thoughts as she tries to come to terms with the path her life has taken while working as a cook for American expatriates in Egypt. "The Top" enters the mind of a man whose immigration results in a loss of identity and sanity. These compelling stories pull us into the lives of many different characters and offer us striking insights into the Arab American experience.

New Perspectives on Arabian Nights

New Perspectives on Arabian Nights
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781317983927
ISBN-13 : 1317983920
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Book Synopsis New Perspectives on Arabian Nights by : Wen-chin Ouyang

Download or read book New Perspectives on Arabian Nights written by Wen-chin Ouyang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, this comparative study of a selection of The Arabian Nights stories in a cross-cultural context, brings together a number of disciplines and subject areas to examine the workings of narrative. It predominantly focuses on the ways in which the Arabian Nights have transformed as its stories have travelled across historical eras, cultures, genres and media. Departing from the familiar approaches of influence and textual studies, this book locates its central inquiry in the theoretical questions surrounding the workings of ideology, genre and genre ideology in shaping and transforming stories. The ten essays included in this volume respond to a general question, ‘what can the transformation of Nights stories in their travels tell us about narrative and storytelling, and their function in a particular culture?’ Following a Nights story in its travels from past to present, from Middle East to Europe and from literature to film, the book engages in close comparative analyses of ideological variations found in a variety of texts. These analyses allow new modes of reading texts and make it possible to breach new horizons for thinking about narrative. This Book was previously published as a special issue of Middle Eastern Literatures entitled Ideological Variations and Narrative Horizons: New Perspectives on Arabian Nights.

Aljadid

Aljadid
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000115544011
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

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Download or read book Aljadid written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dinarzad's Children

Dinarzad's Children
Author :
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages : 426
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781557289124
ISBN-13 : 1557289123
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dinarzad's Children by : Pauline Kaldas

Download or read book Dinarzad's Children written by Pauline Kaldas and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Dinarzad’s Children was a groundbreaking and popular anthology that brought to light the growing body of short fiction being written by Arab Americans. This expanded edition includes sixteen new stories —thirty in all—and new voices and is now organized into sections that invite readers to enter the stories from a variety of directions. Here are stories that reveal the initial adjustments of immigrants, the challenges of forming relationships, the political nuances of being Arab American, the vision directed towards homeland, and the ongoing search for balance and identity. The contributors are D. H. Melhem, Mohja Khaf, Rabih Alameddine, Rawi Hage, Laila Halaby, Patricia Sarrafian Ward, Alia Yunis, Diana Abu Jaber, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Samia Serageldin, Alia Yunis, Joseph Geha, May Monsoor Munn, Frances Khirallah Nobel, Nabeel Abraham, Yussef El Guindi, Hedy Habra, Randa Jarrar, Zahie El Kouri, Amal Masri, Sahar Mustafah, Evelyn Shakir, David Williams, Pauline Kaldas, and Khaled Mattawa.

The Arab-American Experience in the United States and Canada

The Arab-American Experience in the United States and Canada
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 632
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39076002633001
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Arab-American Experience in the United States and Canada by : Michael W. Suleiman

Download or read book The Arab-American Experience in the United States and Canada written by Michael W. Suleiman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden

The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden
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Publisher : Spectra
Total Pages : 500
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X030196536
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Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by : Catherynne Valente

Download or read book The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden written by Catherynne Valente and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lonely girl who has been hidden away in a secret garden encounters a curious prince and begins to tell him fantastical tales to keep him near.