Poetics of visibility in the contemporary Arab American novel / Mazen Naous.

"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 lau...

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Main Author: Naous, Mazen (Author)
Language:English
Published: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
American fiction > Arab American authors > History and criticism.
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.
American fiction > Arab American authors.
1900-2099
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:x, 209 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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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.
Call Number:PS153.A73 N38 2020
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index.
ISBN:9780814214299
0814214290
9780814255766
0814255760