Politics and Palestinian Literature in Exile - Gender, Aesthetics and Resistance in the Short Story

Despite, or even because of their tumultuous history, Palestinians are renowned for being prolific cultural producers, creating many of the Arab world's most iconic works of literature. In particular, the Palestinian short story stands out for its unique interplay between literary texts and the political and historical contexts from which they emerge. Palestinian Literature in Exile is the first English language study to explore this unique genre. Joseph Farag employs an interdisciplinary approach to examine the political function of literary texts and the manner in which cultural production responds to crucial moments in Palestinian history. Drawing from the works of Samira Azzam, Ghassan Kanafani and Ibrahim Nasrallah, Farag traces developments in the short story as they relate to the pivotal events of what the Palestinians call the Nakba ('catastrophe'), Naksa ('defeat') and First Intifada ('uprising'). In analysing several as yet un-translated works, Farag makes an original contribution to the subject of exilic identity and subjectivity in Palestinian literature. This book offers the opportunity to engage with literary works as well to learn from a literary account of history.It is a subject of interest for students and scholars of both Arabic literature and Middle East studies.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Farag, Joseph R Farag, Joseph R. Farag, Farag Joseph
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2016
• EAN: 9781784536558
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-655-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 218 mm x 32 mm
• Series: SOAS Palestine Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Palestine, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form