This book introduces Western readers to some of the most
significant novels written in Arabic since 1979. Despite their
contribution to the development of contemporary Arabic fiction,
these authors remain largely unknown to non-Arab readers. Fabio
Caiani examines the work of the Moroccan Muhammad Barrada; the
Egyptian Idwar al-Kharrat; the Lebanese Ilyas Khuri and the Iraqi
Fu'ad al-Takarli. Their most significant novels were published
between 1979 and 2002, a period during which their work reached
literary maturity. They all represent pioneering literary trends
compared to the novelistic form canonized in the influential early
works of Naguib Mahfouz. Until now, some of their most innovative
works have not been analyzed in detail - this book fills that gap.
Relying on literary theory and referring to comparative examples
from other literatures, this study places its findings within a
wider framework, defining what is meant by innovation in the Arabic
novel, and the particular socio-political context in which it
appears. This book will significantly enrich the existing critical
literature in English on the contemporary Arabic novel.
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