This indispensable guide to modern Arabic literature in English translation features not only a comprehensive bibliography but also chapters on fiction, drama, poetry, and autobiography, as well as a special chapter on Iraq’s Arabic literature. By focusing on Najib Mahfuz, one of Arabic Literature’s luminaries, and on poetry–a major, if not the major genre of the region– Altoma assesses the progress made towards a wider reception of Arabic writing throughout the western world.
ISBN: 0863565972
Publisher: SAQI