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New Voices of Arabia: The Short Stories: An Anthology from Saudi Arabia
Abdulazi Al Subayel
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Hardback. The formation of Saudi Arabia in 1932, with the unification of the two Kingdoms of the Hejaz and Nejd, not only unified parts of the Arabian peninsula which had until then remained disparate, but also led to the development of a distinct Saudi Arabian literature. This title offers insight into the complex and enigmatic setting of Saudi Arabia. Editor(s): Al-Sebail, Abdulaziz; Calderbank, Anthony. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK; FA; FYB; FYT; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 846.
The formation of Saudi Arabia in 1932, with the unification of the two Kingdoms of the Hejaz and Nejd, not only unified parts of the Arabian peninsula which had until then remained disparate, loosely related ethnic and tribal groupings, but also led to the development of a distinct Saudi Arabian literature. In an era when Arab culture was challenging the traditional literary norms in which, for centuries, poetry had been dominant, the new Arab cultural space permitted aspirational writers in the new Saudi country to experiment and develop their skills with prose. The result was a flowering of short-story writing ... Read more
The formation of Saudi Arabia in 1932, with the unification of the two Kingdoms of the Hejaz and Nejd, not only unified parts of the Arabian peninsula which had until then remained disparate, loosely related ethnic and tribal groupings, but also led to the development of a distinct Saudi Arabian literature. In an era when Arab culture was challenging the traditional literary norms in which, for centuries, poetry had been dominant, the new Arab cultural space permitted aspirational writers in the new Saudi country to experiment and develop their skills with prose. The result was a flowering of short-story writing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780760995
SKU
V9781780760995
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About Abdulazi Al Subayel
Abdulaziz Al-Sebail obtained his PhD from Indiana University in 1991. He taught Modern Arabic Literature at King Saud University and was editor-in-chief of Al-Rawi and Nawafidh magazines, the main focus of which is prose literature and translation. He has authored many critical studies on Arabic literature, participated in the translation of many books, and contributed to The Cambridge History of ... Read more
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