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A reader of modern Arabic short stories
Designed for the English-speaking student, this reader brings together the Arabic texts of 11 modern Arabic short stories. Each is preceded by an introduction in English, containing biographical information about the author and a critical analysis of the story.
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Notes on the Flesh
The current trend of the genre embraces a non-linear form, experimentation with fragments and unconventional structures, which not only makes reading a more stimulating practice, but also reflects the fluctuations of the dis-eased body and the mental work that accompanies it. What we begin with is a young Kuwaiti girl caught between two cultures; her mother is a Western-looking Palestinian and her father a Bedouin with strictly Arabic values. There is much to praise in this book though I'm unconvinced with the language's simplicity and dependency on cliché ('Everyone around us looked the same; everyone had the same features - everyone except him' [87]), and too often the author reverts to an amateurish summing-up, complete with italics to really drive in the point ('But I didn't understand, and I couldn't forgive him.
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