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OverviewThis anthology brings together the voices of both new and established Arab American writers in a compilation of creative nonfiction that reveals the stories of the Arab diaspora in styles that range from the traditional to the experimental. Writers from Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, and Syria explore issues related to politics, family, culture, and racism. Coming from different belief systems and cultures and including first- and second-generation immigrants as well as those whose identities encompass more than a single culture, these writers tell stories that speak to the complexity of the Arab American experience. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pauline Kaldas , Khaled MattawaPublisher: University of Arkansas Press Imprint: University of Arkansas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.423kg ISBN: 9781682261255ISBN 10: 1682261255 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 30 March 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsElmaz Abinader | Pain Management George Abraham | in which you do not ask the state of israel to commit suicide Nabeel Abraham | On the Road with Bob: Peddling in the Early Sixties Rabih Alameddine | Comforting Myths: Notes from a Purveyor Hayan Charara | Going Places Safia Elhillo | at the intersection Joseph Geha | Where I’m From—Originally Hadil Ghoneim | Baba and the Pontiac Layla Azmi Goushey | Profile of a Citizen: Generations Then and Now Tariq Al Haydar | Machine Language Randa Jarrar | Biblioclast Fady Joudah | Your Name Is on the List and Other Vignettes Joe Kadi | The Saving Grace of a Favorite Cousin Mohja Kahf | I Cannot Go to Syria Pauline Kaldas | From Looking Both Ways: Walking Home, To Walk Cautiously in the World, A Sense of Direction Laila Lalami | So to Speak Lisa Suhair Majaj | Journeys to Jerusalem Khaled Mattawa | Repatriation: A Libya Memoir Iman Mersal | The Displaced Voice Philip Metres | The Paperless “Palestinian” and the Russian P’liceman Susan Muaddi Darraj | Bint Al-Halal: Mosaic of an Arab American Girlhood Naomi Shihab Nye | One Village Steven Salaita | Why I Was Fired Mathew Shenoda | Christopher Columbus Was A Damn Blasted Liar: On the Narrative of Discovery in Global Literature Kamelya Omayma Youssef | Frayed Towel Made Holy: Prayer [Rug] for This NonbelieverReviewsPauline Kaldas and Khaled Mattawa collaborate again to put together a wonderful anthology of creative nonfiction by Arab American authors. The depth and breadth of this anthology speak for the multiple facets of the Arab diaspora in the US, reflecting on the challenges of occupying multiple political and cultural landscapes and reconnecting the disconnection between US hegemonic policies in the Middle East and domestic US racial politics. The authors in this anthology, such as Rabih Alameddine, Iman Mersal, Elmaz Abinader, Matthew Shenoda, Mohja Kahf, and Joe Kadi, to name only a few, offer a thick description for the most intricate and intimate moments in their lives as children and as adults growing up in different countries, feeling estranged in both home country and host country. - Dalia Gomaa Author InformationPauline Kaldas is the author of Looking Both Ways, The Time between Places, Letters from Cairo, and the Egyptian Compass, and she is the coeditor of Dinarzad's Children: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Fiction. She is professor of English and creative writing at Hollins University. Khaled Mattawa is the author of the poetry collection Tocqueville and coeditor of Dinarzad's Children: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Fiction. A MacArthur Fellow and a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, he is professor of English and creative writing at the University of Michigan, where he edits the Michigan Quarterly Review. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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