© Columbia University Press
Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology
Paper, 1088 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13255-8
$34.50
/ £20.50
June, 2005
Cloth, 1088 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13254-1
$65.00
/ £38.00
"[It] is a marvelous report on life in the contemporary Arab world told in a bold and lively ...voices." — Diana Abu-Jaber, Washington Post Book World
"This anthology will be indispensable to those interested in Arabic and in comparative Middle Eastern literature... Essential." — Choice
"Foremost among those who have attempted to widen interest [in Arabic literature] is the Palestinian scholar Salma Khadra Jayyusi. " — Paul Starkey, Times Literary Supplement
"Extensive." — Middle East Journal
"Who is this incredible woman who has managed to do what has eluded entire institutions... another magnum opus." — Ferial J. Ghazoul, Al-Ahram Weekly
"A genuine literary treasure trove." — Journal of Palestine Studies
"Jayyusi has once again delivered a splendid anthology of modern Arabic writing... It is handsomely produced, a pleasure to peruse, and, yes, indispensable." — Shawkat M. Toorawn, World Literature Today
"This is the first comprehensive anthology of modern Arabic narrative genres to be published in English translation; no other work can rival it in terms of either the breadth of its coverage in geographical terms or the depth of its investigation into individual genres." — Roger Allen, University of Pennsylvania