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020			_a9781780760995 (hbk.)
020			_a178076099X (hbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)757931869 _z(OCoLC)751053663 _z(OCoLC)798367733
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050		4	_aPJ8005.82.E5 _bN49 2012
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245	0	0	_aNew voices of Arabia. _pThe short stories : _ban anthology from Saudi Arabia / _cedited by Abdulaziz Al-Sebail and Anthony Calderbank.
260			_aLondon : _bI.B. Tauris, _c2012.
300			_axvii, 429 p. ; _c24 cm.
546			_aTranslated from the Arabic.
520			_aThe formation of Saudi Arabia in 1932, with the unification of the two Kingdoms of the Hejaz and Nejd, not only unified parts of the Arabian peninsula which had until then remained disparate, loosely related ethnic and tribal groupings, but also led to the development of a distinct Saudi Arabian literature. In an era when Arab culture was challenging the traditional literary norms in which, for centuries, poetry had been dominant, the new Arab cultural space permitted aspirational writers in the new Saudi country to experiment and develop their skills with prose. The result was a flowering of short-story writing through the twentieth century. Ranging from the classical to the modern and highly experimental, this anthology brings together 40 short story writers representing different traditions and sensibilities. Whether exploring social reform or describing the alienation of the individual in a rapidly changing environment, replete with constraints and contradictions, the clash of traditions and modernity remains a constant theme recurring in most stories. This highly unusual book thus presents a remarkably illuminating insight into the complex and enigmatic setting which is Saudi Arabia today.
650		0	_aShort stories, Arabic _zSaudi Arabia _vTranslations into English.
700	1		_aSubayyil, ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz.
700	1		_aCalderbank, Anthony.
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