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Egyptian Writers Between History & Fiction - Essays on Nagiub Mahfouz, Sonallah Ibrahim & Gamal Al-Ghitani

Egyptian Writers Between History & Fiction - Essays on Nagiub Mahfouz, Sonallah Ibrahim & Gamal Al-Ghitani

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Publisher's Synopsis

On the premise that history and fiction are not mutually exclusive literary forms but related types of narrative discourse, Mehrez (Arabic literature, American U. of Cairo) examines the work of three leading contemporary Egyptian writers, including Nobel laureate Mahfouz. She emphasizes how they endeavor to turn experience into a structure of meani

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Book information

ISBN: 9789774243257
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 172
Weight: 408g
Height: 241mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 19mm