Arab culture and the novel: genre, identity, and agency in Egyptian fiction

This book explores the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. It uses the example of the Egyptian novel to interrogate the root causes - religious, social, political, and psychological - of the lingering identity crisis th...

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Main Author: Siddiq, Muhammad (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Routledge 2007
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures 16
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:This book explores the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. It uses the example of the Egyptian novel to interrogate the root causes - religious, social, political, and psychological - of the lingering identity crisis that has afflicted Arab culture for at least two centuries.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XXI, 232 S.
ISBN:0415772605
9780203961148
9780415772600

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