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Literary autobiography and Arab national struggles /

Examines the effects of colonialism and independence on modern Arab autobiography written in Arabic, English and FrenchIn memoirs, Arab writers have invoked solitude in moments of deep public involvement. Focusing on Taha Hussein, Sonallah Ibrahim, Assia Djebar, Latifa al-Zayyat, Mahmoud Darwish, Mo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Abdel Nasser, Tahia Khaled (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Collection:Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: literary solitude: autobiography, modernity, and independence
  • From solitude to stealth: Taha Hussein and Sonallah Ibrahim
  • Revolutionary memoirs: Assia Djebar and Latifa al-Zayyat
  • Palestine song: Mahmoud Darwish and Mourid Barghouti
  • Revolutionary solitude: Edward Said and Najla Said
  • Dreaming of solitude: Haifa Zangana and Alia Mamdouh
  • Tahrir memoirs: Radwa Ashour and Mona Prince
  • Epilogue: Arab literature, world literature.