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Contemporary Iraqi Fiction - (Middle East Literature in Translation) by Shakir Mustafa

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  • The first anthology of its kind in the West, Contemporary Iraqi Fiction gathers work from sixteen Iraqi writers, all translated from Arabic into English.
  • About the Author: Shakir Mustafa is Teaching Professor in the World Languages Center at Northeastern University.He co-edited A Century of Irish Drama: Widening the Stage and Seventeenth-Century English Poetry: An Introductory Course.
  • 232 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Anthologies (multiple authors)
  • Series Name: Middle East Literature in Translation

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The first anthology of its kind in the West, Contemporary Iraqi Fiction gathers work from sixteen Iraqi writers, all translated from Arabic into English. Shedding a bright light on the rich diversity Iraqi experience, Shakir Mustafa has included selections by Iraqi women, Iraqi Jews now living in Israel, and Christians and Muslims living both in Iraq and abroad.

While each voice is distinct, they are united in writing about a homeland that has suffered under repression, censorship, war, and occupation. Many of the selections mirror these grim realities, forcing the writers to open up new narrative terrains and experiment with traditional forms. Muhammad Khodayyir's surrealist portraits of his home city, Basra, in an excerpt from Basriyyatha and the magical realism of Mayselun Hadi's "Calendars" both offer powerful expressions of the absurdity of everyday life. Themes range from childhood and family to war, political oppression, and interfaith relationships. Mustafa provides biographical sketches for the writers and an enlightening introduction, chronicling the evolution of Iraqi literature.



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Contemporary Iraqi Fiction contains thirty-four stories by sixteen writers and succeeds in demonstrating that modern Iraqi fiction contains excellence across a range of styles.-- "Edinburgh Review"

A crucial cultural exchange between Iraqi writers and readers of English.-- "Journal of Arabic Literature"

A nuanced study of contemporary Iraqi fiction which touches on a rich tapestry of themes.-- "Al Jadid"

One of the most important books in 2008.-- "The Bloomsbury Review"

Translated . . . into comfortable, modern English by Mustafa. . . . The most fanciful stories are those by women, and the most powerful narratives concern various recent wars in and around Iraq.-- "Choice"



About the Author



Shakir Mustafa is Teaching Professor in the World Languages Center at Northeastern University.He co-edited A Century of Irish Drama: Widening the Stage and Seventeenth-Century English Poetry: An Introductory Course.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.8 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Middle East Literature in Translation
Sub-Genre: Anthologies (multiple authors)
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 232
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Shakir Mustafa
Language: English
Street Date: January 31, 2018
TCIN: 89706550
UPC: 9780815611028
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-1330
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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