The modern Arabic short story
Subtitle: Shahrazad returns
By: Mohammad Shaheen.
Edition: 2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Short stories, Arabic -- History and criticism; Arabic fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Description: "This fully revised second edition of The Modern Arabic Short Story is a unique anthology offering English translations of previously unavailable Arabic texts. Many of the short stories gathered in this volume are translated here for the first time. The stories are complemented by a set of critical essays and commentaries drawing out the themes and methods of these short story writers, pointing to the deeper cultural and political significance of these works.

Shaheen examines the issue of censorship and the impact of this on individual writers, looking at the ways in which folktale and allegory are used to negotiate the censor. Each story has been beautifully translated and carefully collected in this unique updated edition. The Modern Arabic Short Story provides a valuable introduction and overview of this classical form of storytelling."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-281) and index.