Beyond memory : an anthology of contemporary Arab American creative nonfiction / edited by Pauline Kaldas and Khaled Mattawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaldas, Pauline, 1961-

Mattawa, Khaled

John Louis Haney Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab Americans.

Arab Americans--Literary collections.

American literature--Minority authors.

American literature.

Genre:

Literary collections.

Literature.

Physical Description:

xii, 264 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville, Ark. : The University of Arkansas Press, 2020.

Contents:

1 Pain Management p. 3 / Elmaz Abinader

2 In which you do not ask the state of israel to commit suicide p. 9 / George Abraham

3 On the Road with Bob: Peddling in the Early Sixties p. 17 / Nabeel Abraham

4 Comforting Myths: Notes from a Purveyor p. 31 / Rabih Alameddine

5 Going Places p. 41 / Hayan Charara

6 At the intersection p. 57 / Safia Elhillo

7 Where I'm From- Originally p. 59 / Joseph Geha

8 Baba and the Pontiac p. 67 / Hadil Ghoneim

9 Profile of a Citizen: Generations Then and Now p. 77 / Layla Azmi Goushey

10 Machine Language p. 89 / Tariq Al Haydar

11 Biblioclast p. 97 / Randa Jarrar

12 Your Name Is on the List and Other Vignettes p. 103 / Fady Joudah

13 The Saving Grace of a Favorite Cousin p. 123 / Joe Kadi

14 I Cannot Go to Syria p. 131 / Mohja Kahf

15 From Looking Both Ways: Walking Home, To Walk Cautiously in the World, A Sense of Direction p. 139 / Pauline Kaldas

16 So to Speak p. 151 / Laila Lalami

17 Journeys to Jerusalem p. 157 / Lisa Suhair Majaj

18 Repatriation: A Libya Memoir p. 173 / Khaled Mattawa

19 The Displaced Voice p. 185 / Iman Mersal

20 The Paperless "Palestinian" and the Russian P'liceman p. 191 / Philip Metres

21 Bint Al-Halal: Mosaic of an Arab American Girlhood p. 197 / Susan Muaddi Darraj

22 One Village p. 215 / Naomi Shihab Nye

23 Why I Was Fired p. 233 / Steven Salaita

24 Christopher Columbus Was A Damn Blasted Liar: On the Narrative of Discovery in Global Literature p. 241 / Mathew Shenoda

25 Frayed Towel Made Holy: Prayer [Rug] for This Nonbeliever p. 245 / Kamelya Omayma Youssef.

Notes:

Not distributed; available at Arkansas State Library.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Louis Haney Fund.

ISBN:

9781682261255

1682261255

OCLC:

1126799385

Publisher Number:

99984141839