Arab women writers : an anthology of short stories / edited, translated, and with an introduction by Dalya Cohen-Mor.

"Consisting of sixty short stories by forty women writers from across the Arab world, this collection opens numerous windows onto Arab culture and society and offers keen insights into what Arab women feel and think. The stories deal not only with feminist issues but also with topics of a socia...

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Other Authors: Cohen-Mor, Dalya, 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Arabic
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, 2005.
Series:SUNY series, women writers in translation.
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Summary:"Consisting of sixty short stories by forty women writers from across the Arab world, this collection opens numerous windows onto Arab culture and society and offers keen insights into what Arab women feel and think. The stories deal not only with feminist issues but also with topics of a social, cultural, and political nature. Different styles and modes of writing are represented, along with a diversity of techniques and creative approaches, and the authors present many points of view and various ways of solving problems and confronting situations in everyday life. Lively, outspoken, and provocative, these stories are essential reading for anyone interested in the Arab world."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295).
ISBN:1423744071
9781423744078
0791464199
9780791464199
0791464202
9780791464205
0791483460
9780791483466
Language:Translated from the Arabic.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized