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Poetics of visibility in the contemporary Arab American novel / Mazen Naous.
Van Pelt Library PS153.A73 N38 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Naous, Mazen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--Arab American authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
- Arab Americans in literature.
- Marginality, Social, in literature.
- Identity (Psychology) in literature.
- American fiction--Arab American authors.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- x, 209 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Redefines dominant perceptions of Arab Americans via an aesthetic analysis of Arab American novels, such as Diana Abu-Jaber's Arabian Jazz and Crescent, Rabih Alameddine's Koolaids: The Art of War, Laila Halaby's Once in a Promised Land, and Mohja Kahf's The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, thereby launching transcultural possibilities by initiating visibility through poetics"-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Poetics of Visibility, Visible Poetics
- The Disease as Queer Cure: Rabih Alameddine's Koolaids: The Art of War
- Blue Notes and Accented Rhythms: Diana Abu-Jaber's Arabian Jazz
- Sign after Sign: Mohja Kahf's The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
- Anagrams of Identity: Laila Halaby's Once in a Promised Land
- Reframing Infidelity: Diana Abu-Jaber's Crescent
- Conclusion: Arab American Polyphonics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814214299
- 0814214290
- 9780814255766
- 0814255760
- OCLC:
- 1112419729
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