Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader's Guide

Contents

Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Uses of the Lebanese Civil War in Arab American Fiction: Etel Adnan, Rawi Hage, Patricia Sarrafian Ward 11 3. Exploring Islam(s) in America: Mohja Kahf 32 4. Sex, Violence, and Storytelling: Rabih Alameddine 42 5. The Eternity of Immigration:Arab American Short Story Collections (Joseph Geha, Frances Khirallah Noble, Evelyn Shakir, Susan Muaddi Darraj) 60 6. Promised Lands and Unfulfilled Promises: Laila Halaby 79 7. Crescent Moons, Jazz Music, and Feral Ethnicity: Diana Abu-Jaber 96 8. From the Maghreb to the American Mainstream: Writers of North African Origin (Anouar Majid, Laila Lalami, Samia Serageldin) 112 9. Potpourri: Alicia Erian, Randa Jarrar, Susan Abulhawa 125 Notes 143 viii | c o n t e n t s Suggestions for Further Reading 147 Bibliography 151 Index 153 Modern Arab American Fiction ...