1st Edition

Contemporary Arab Fiction Innovation from Rama to Yalu

By Fabio Caiani Copyright 2008
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

This book introduces Western readers to some of the most significant novels written in Arabic since 1979. Despite their contribution to the development of contemporary Arabic fiction, these authors remain largely unknown to non-Arab readers. Fabio Caiani examines the work of the Moroccan Muhammad Barrada; the Egyptian Idwar al-Kharrat; the Lebanese Ilyas Khuri and the Iraqi Fu’ad al-Takarli.... Read more

Introduction: On Literary Innovation (Part 1)  1. Fragmentation  2. Polyphony  3. Intertextuality  4. Metafiction.  Conclusion: On Literary Innovation (Part 2)

Biography

Fabio Caiani teaches Arabic in the Department of Arabic and Middle East Studies at the University of St. Andrews, UK