Title: The Arab writer in English
First published: 1998
Description: This book looks at the English writings of four twentieth-century Anglo-Arab and Arab American writers: Ameen Rihani, Khalil Jibran, George Antonius and Edward Atiyah. The Introduction investigates: Why should an Arab writer write in English? How do these writers negotiate encoding Arab meanings within an alien discourse? How is Anglo-Arab discourse political, and what are its politics? Does Anglo-Arab writing belong to the category of post-colonial literature?

These issues are then explored at greater length in the succeeding chapters. While each writer is assigned a separate chapter, cross-referencing creates a sustained "dialogue" between two or more writers in a given chapter.
Subjects: Arab Civilization, Arabs, Civilization, Arab, Cultural assimilation, Discourse analysis, Discourse analysis, Literary, English language, Ethnic identity, Language and languages, Literary Discourse analysis, Political aspects, Political aspects of Discourse analysis, Political aspects of Language and languages, Western influences, Language and languages, political aspects, Arabic literature, translations into english, Arabic literature, history and criticism
LC classification: DS36.82 .N37 1998