Arab women writers : an anthology of short stories / edited, translated, and with an introduction by Dalya Cohen-Mor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen-Mor, Dalya, 1948-

Series:

SUNY series, women writers in translation

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, Arabic--Translations into English.

Short stories, Arabic.

Arabic fiction--Women authors--Translations into English.

Arabic fiction.

Arabic fiction--Women authors.

Genre:

Short stories, Arabic.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 305 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2005]

Summary:

Consisting of sixty short stories by forty women writers from across the Arab world, this collection opens numerous windows onto Arab culture and society and offers keen sights into what Arab women feel and think. The stories deal not only with feminist issues but also with topics of a social, cultural, and political nature. Different styles and modes of writing are represented, along with a diversity of techniques and creative approaches, and the authors present many points of view and various ways of solving problems and confronting situations in everyday life. Lively, outspoken, and provocative, these stories are essential reading for anyone interested in the Arab world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295).

ISBN:

0791464199

0791464202

OCLC:

55764619