Salaita, Steven,  1975- <br/><br/>
Modern Arab American fiction  a reader's guide /  [electronic resource] : 
Steven Salaita. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Syracuse, N.Y. :  Syracuse University Press,  2011. 
 - viii, 154 p. 
 - Arab American writing .
 - Arab American writing. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Uses of the Lebanese Civil War in Arab American fiction: Etel Adnan, Rawi Hage, Patricia Sarrafian Ward -- Exploring Islam(s) in America: Mohja Kahf -- Sex, violence, and storytelling: Rabih Alameddine -- The eternity of immigration: Arab American short story collections (Joseph Geha, Frances Khirallah Noble, Evelyn Shakir, Susan Muaddi Darraj) -- Promised lands and unfulfilled promises: Laila Halaby -- Crescent moons, jazz music, and feral ethnicity: Diana Abu-Jaber -- From the Maghreb to the American mainstream: writers of North African origin (Anouar Majid, Laila Lalami, Samia Serageldin) -- Potpourri: Alicia Erian, Randa Jarrar, Susan Abulhawa. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American fiction--Arab American authors--History and criticism.<br/>American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century<br/>Arab Americans in literature.<br/>Arabs in literature.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS153.A73  / S33 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813/.54098927