Arab Culture and the Novel
Genre, Identity and Agency in Egyptian Fiction
Nonfiction, History, Africa, Egypt, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Muhammad Siddiq | ISBN: | 9781135980504 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 11, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Muhammad Siddiq |
| ISBN: | 9781135980504 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 11, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book explores the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. It uses the example of the Egyptian novel to interrogate the root causes – religious, social, political, and psychological – of the lingering identity crisis that has afflicted Arab culture for at least two centuries.
This book explores the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. It uses the example of the Egyptian novel to interrogate the root causes – religious, social, political, and psychological – of the lingering identity crisis that has afflicted Arab culture for at least two centuries.
