Poetics of visibility in the contemporary Arab American novel /

"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 Tan...

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Main Author:	Naous, Mazen (Author)
Format:	Book
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.

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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"--
Physical Description:	x, 209 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index.
ISBN:	9780814214299 0814214290 9780814255766 0814255760