Eating words, food in modern Arabic literature edited by Tania Al Saadi

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Al Saadi, Tania, editor.

Series:

Studies in Arabic literature ; 2.

Supplements to the journal of Arabic literature : critical poetics, studies and themes 2950-5895 volume 2

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Food in literature.

Food habits in literature.

Arabic fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Arabic fiction.

Arabic fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill 2025

Language Note:

English and French

Summary:

"How is food portrayed in Arabic novels? In literature, food is more than mere sustenance-it carries layered meanings. This multilingual collection brings together experts in Arabic literature to examine the complex representations of food and eating. Through themes such as dining rituals, foodstuffs, animal consumption, memory, food habits, and hunger, the content of each chapter intersects with literary criticism on food but is uniquely shaped by the Arab world's local settings and customs. Offering perspectives that reach beyond literature, this book provides a nuanced view of Arab culture and society, inviting readers to explore the multiple significations of food. Contributors: Tania Al Saadi, Ada Barbaro, Sobhi Boustani, Martina Censi, Peter Dové, Hartmut Fähndrich, Gonzalo Fernández Parrilla, Ana Gonzalez Navarro, Felix Lang, Astrid Ottosson al-Bitar, and Heidi Toelle"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Fonctions narratives de la nourriture dans les romans de ‛Alawiyya Ṣubḥ et Rašīd al-Ḍa‛īf / Sobhi Boustani

Finding one’s place at the table : food and foodways in two young adult novels by Fatima Sharafeddine / Astrid Ottosson al-Bitar

Nourriture et poétique du retour dans Sīnālkūl (2012) d’Elias Khoury / Martina Censi

Ce temps qui passe (pas) … la nourriture comme marqueur de temporalité dans Ḥaǧar al-ḍaḥik de Hoda Barakat / Tania Al Saadi

Al-Farīsa : proie et/ou martyr? Analyse d’une nouvelle de Zakariyyā Tāmir / Heidi Toelle

Manger des animaux? L’enfant et l’éthique (animale) dans al-Qunfuḏ de Zakariyyā Tāmir / Peter Dové

Milk of Sarmada : tracing more-than-human relations in a novel by Fadi Azzam / Felix Lang

Colonial churro : on food and deprivation in Mohamed Choukri’s novelistic autobiography / Ana González Navarro and Gonzalo Fernández Parrilla

Al-ʿAyš al-Badīl or eradicating hunger in some proposals by Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm : (un)real suggestions throughout hybrid literary paths / Ada Barbaro

Boiling blood : providing food for the needy in Muḥammad Mustaǧāb’s story “Ḥarq al-dam” / Hartmut Fähndrich

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Brill, viewed July 9, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version: Eating Words, Food in Modern Arabic Literature.

Print version Eating words, food in modern Arabic literature

ISBN:

9789004732698

9004732691

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004633544 DOI

Access Restriction:

Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access