Arabic Literature: Postmodern Perspectives

Arabic Literature: Postmodern Perspectives introduces the work of twenty-nine pivotal authors from the Arab world writing in Arabic, English, French and Hebrew.

Organised around the central themes of memory, place and gender, each of which is discussed in an introductory essay, this volume provides a critical framework for Arab literature, locating it alongside other contemporary world literature.

The contributors maintain that Arabic literature reflects the Western postmodern condition without denying its own traditions. As such, Arabic Literature: Postmodern Perspectives paves the way for an important cultural dialogue between East and West.

This collection is ideal for students of Arabic and comparative literature and equally of interest to general readers.

Edited by Angelika Neuwirth, Andreas Pflitsch, Barbara Winckler

Introduction by Ines Kappert

Reviews

"An immensely valuable book, extraordinarily intelligent in its conception and design and its rigor, vigour and scholarship." Sabry Hafez

"Each essay offers a critically insightful examination of a particular author of work, and the coverage of the region is admirable in terms of both geographical spread and literary genre … An important contribution to the study of modern Arabic literature." Roger Allen

"Providing illuminating scholarly references and critical insights ... Especially interesting for their attention both to well-known and less familiar Arab authors" CHOICE