Literary Autobiography and Arab National Struggles
Tahia Abdel Nasser
Abstract
In memoirs, Arab writers have invoked solitude in moments of deep public involvement. Focusing on Taha Hussein, Sonallah Ibrahim, Assia Djebar, Latifa al-Zayyat, Mahmoud Darwish, Mourid Barghouti, Edward Said, Haifa Zangana, and Radwa Ashour, this book reads a range of autobiographical forms, sources, and affinities with other literatures. Taking a comparative approach, the book shows the local sources of contemporary Arab autobiography, adaptations of a global genre, and cultural exchange. It also examines different aspects of the contemporary autobiography as it has evolved in the Arab world ... More
Keywords: Arab autobiography, Arabic literature, memoirs, national struggles
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9781474420228 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: May 2018 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474420228.001.0001 |
