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Author: Nouri Gana
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.20cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.867kg
ISBN: 9780748685547
ISBN 10: 0748685545
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 31 May 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The Edinburgh Companion to the Arab Novel in English is expansive, comprehensive, and unique. To date, it is the only collection dedicated solely to the study of the Anglophone Arab novel. In its geographical scope, it is far-reaching: its chapters cover Arab American, Arab Canadian, Arab Australian, and Arab European output by writers rigorously studied and theorized, such as Ameen Rihani and Ahdaf Soueif; pedagogically popular, such as Diana Abu Jaber and Laila Aboulela; literary but less established, such as Hisham Matar and Rawi Hage; and little theorized and little studied, such as Mona Simpson. -- Studies in the Novel This large anthology constitutes a timely and significant contribution to this subfield of comparative literature. It establishes a genealogy of Anglo-Arab literature, which is neither linear nor final, linking novelists from various periods and places together into a constellation, and establishes a nuanced and transformative vision of the tradition. It also invites further theoretical reflections, in particular regarding ethnicity, comparative literature, and the form of the novel. -- Middle Eastern Literatures
'The Edinburgh Companion to the Arab Novel in English, carefully edited by Nouri Gana, brings together the work of some of the very best comparative literature scholars. The essays are all marked by both their theoretical rigor and the clearly expounded close readings of the texts and authors upon which they focus. The Companion is a valuable addition to the relatively small but growing library of critical works devoted to this particular subfield of comparative literature studies.' - Roger Allen, Professor of Arabic & Comparative Literature Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania 'A much needed and welcome anthology. Gana has collected an excellent range of essays of various critical approaches, all of them readable and insightful, as are his contextual contributions. Highly recommended for classroom use.' - Steven Salaita, Associate Professor of English, Virginia Tech
Author Information
Nouri Gana is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature & Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA.
