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Dinarzad's children : an anthology of contemporary Arab American fiction / edited by Pauline Kaldas and Khaled Mattawa.

Format Electronic and Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoFayetteville : University of Arkansas Press,
Descriptionxx, 404 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
American fiction--Arab American authors.
American fiction--20th century.
American fiction--21st century.
Arab Americans--Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Other author/creatorKaldas, Pauline, 1961-
Other author/creatorMattawa, Khaled.
Other author/creatorDarraj, Susan Muaddi. New world.
Other author/creatorKaldas, Pauline, 1961- Airport.
Other author/creatorAlameddine, Rabih In-country.
Other author/creatorMustafah, Sahar. Easy to say.
Other author/creatorWard, Patricia Sarrafian, 1969- How we are bound.
Other author/creatorGeha, Joseph. News from Phoenix.
Other author/creatorMunn, May Mansoor. Edge of rock.
Other author/creatorKahf, Mohja, 1967- Manar of Hama.
Other author/creatorHage, Rawi Salad lady.
Other author/creatorMelhem, D. H. Coal bin.
Other author/creatorAbu-Jaber, Diana My Elizabeth.
Other author/creatorShakir, Evelyn, 1938- Oh, Lebanon.
Other author/creatorGeha, Joseph. And what else?
Other author/creatorEl Guindi, Yussef. Stage directions for an extended conversation.
Other author/creatorEl Kouri, Zahie. Wedding night.
Other author/creatorHabra, Hedy. Distances.
Other author/creatorHalaby, Laila. Hair, prayer, and men.
Other author/creatorEl Guindi, Yussef. Ohio.
Other author/creatorWilliams, David, 1953 June 18- Maryam and Marisa.
Other author/creatorSerageldin, Samia It's not about that.
Other author/creatorYunis, Alia. Day at the beach.
Other author/creatorLalami, Laila, 1968- How I became my mother's daughter.
Other author/creatorHabra, Hedy. Mariam.
Other author/creatorMasri, Amal. Sugar, in Amman.
Other author/creatorJarrar, Randa Lost in freakin' Yonkers.
Other author/creatorKaldas, Pauline, 1961- He had dreamed of returning.
Other author/creatorMattawa, Khaled First snow.
Other author/creatorAbraham, Nabeel Fifty-foot woman.
Other author/creatorYunis, Alia. Lebanon-Detroit Express.
Other author/creatorNoble, Frances Khirallah. American way.
Contents I. First generation: The new world / Susan Muaddi Darraj -- Airport / Pauline Kaldas -- In-country / Rabih Alameddine -- Easy to say / Sahar Mustafah -- How we are bound / Patricia Sarrafian Ward; II. Cross-cultural encounters: News from Phoenix / Joseph Geha -- Edge of rock / May Mansoor Munn -- Manar of Hama / Mohja Kahf -- Salad lady / Rawi Hage -- Coal bin / D.H. Melhem -- My Elizabeth / Diana Abu-Jaber ; III. Relationships: Oh, Lebanon / Evelyn Shakir -- And what else? / Joseph Geha -- Stage directions for an extended conversation / Yussef El Guindi -- The wedding night / Zahie El Kouri -- Distances / Hedy Habra ; IV. Politics: Hair, prayer, and men / Laila Halaby -- Ohio / Yussef El Guindi -- Maryam and Marisa / David Williams -- It's not about that / Samia Serageldin ; V. Looking homeward: A day at the beach / Alia Yunis -- How I became my mother's daughter / Laila Lalami -- Mariam / Hedy Habra -- Sugar in Amman / Amal Masri ; VI. Shaping identities: Lost in freakin' Yonkers / Randa Jarrar -- He had dreamed of returning / Pauline Kaldas -- First snow / Khaled Mattawa -- The fifty-foot woman / Nabeel Abraham -- The Lebanon-Detroit Express / Alia Yunis -- The American way / Frances Khirallah Noble.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 401-404).
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010513066
ISBN9781557289124 (pbk.)

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