"Aswat Mu°asira gives advanced level students a core textbook for a content-based course focused on contemporary Arab literature, in particular the short story. Fifty-five stories from twenty countries across the Middle East engage students with contemporary topics and open the door to discovering new authors and literary traditions. Most of the authors in the book are living writers and have not published outside the Middle East, making this book appealing to scholars, as well. Many countries and their writers are represented that rarely are included in literary surveys, as well. While most similar textbooks include excerpts from larger works, making it difficult for students to delve into literary analysis, Elbousty selected short stories that can be read in one sitting to give students the satisfaction of reading a complete piece of literature in Arabic and to engage deeply with it. Organized by country, each chapter begins with a brief country history and each story is preceded by a short author bio.Following each story, Elbousty provides a series of exercises that helps students practice comprehension, including vocabulary and comprehension exercises, and additional exercises that help students work toward mastering literary analysis of Arab literature"--
An engaging collection of contemporary short stories from various Arabic countries develops students’ mastery of literary analysis and cultural awareness
Aswat Mu’asira introduces advanced level students to contemporary short stories from across the Middle East. Fifty-five stories in Arabic from twenty countries engage students with current topics and literary approaches that open the door to discovering both established and emerging authors and literary traditions. The book includes voices from often overlooked Arabic-speaking countries and peoples, giving readers the opportunity to broaden their understanding of Arabic cultures.
While most Arabic literature textbooks include only excerpts of longer works, the short stories in this collection are designed to be read in one sitting, giving students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a complete piece of literature. Stories are organized into chapters based on their country of origin. Each story is preceded by an author biography and followed by exercises to help students practice vocabulary and comprehension, explore the literary tradition, and master literary analysis.
Scholars of Arabic literature will also welcome these new stories, many of which are available outside the Middle East for the first time in this collection and expand the understanding of the short story and of contemporary literature from this important region.
Aswaat mu'aSira introduces advanced level students to fifty-five contemporary stories in Arabic from twenty countries from across the Middle East. While most Arabic literature textbooks include only excerpts of longer works, these stories give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a complete piece of literature.
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"Aswat Mu'asira is a welcome resource for advanced students of Arabic language and literature. Elbousty has carefully selected short stories that showcase a wide range of aesthetics, themes, and regional realities. The exercises nurture the close reading skills and interactive, communicative learning essential for a meaningful encounter with literature." -- Johanna Sellman, assistant professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University
FOREWORD BY ROGER ALLENINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1 [ JORDAN] [ ABOUT
JORDAN] # : [ NIZAR HUSSAIN RASHID: A LIGHTED WINDOW]
: [ AYMAN DARWISH: THE KINGDOM OF SILENCE]
: [ NIZAR HUSSAIN RASHID: SHADOW OF A WOMAN]CHAPTER 2 [ UAE]
[ ABOUT THE UAE] : [ SHARIFA AL HINAI: THE
HEAT] : [ MANAR AL HINAI: FROM LOVE THAT
KILLED KHALFAN] : [ SANAA HUSSEIN AL-MARZOUKI: YOUR
PRESENCE]CHAPTER 3 [ BAHRAIN] [ ABOUT BAHRAIN] :
[ ABDULLAH KHALIFA: BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS] : [ HAMDA
KHAMIS: IN THE REHAB OF SOLITUDE]CHAPTER 4 [ ALGERIA] [ ABOUT ALGERIA]
: [ ISSA BIN MAHMOUD: RITE OF WRATH] :
[ MUHAMMAD AL-SALEH QARF: A SENSE OF PLACE] :
[ SOBHA BGHORA: TEARS WITH A HEARTBEAT]CHAPTER 5 [ SAUDI ARABIA]
[ ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA] : [ ZAINAB
HEFNI: A WOMAN ON THE CRATER OF A VOLCANO] :
[ MAJED SULEIMAN: A CHILDHOOD WOVEN BY A GRANDFATHER'S PROPHECY]
: [ MOHAMMED AL-RASHIDI: SPIT]CHAPTER 6 [ SUDAN] [ ABOUT SUDAN]
: [ ABDEL AZIZ BARAKA SAKEN: TEETH DO NOT SING]
: [ EMAD AL-BLAIK: THE HOLY CAT] :
[ ADEL YOUSSEF: AL-BASAS'S MANUSCRIPT AFTER HIS LAST
NIGHTMARE]CHAPTER 7 [ SOMALIA] [ ABOUT SOMALIA] :
[ KHADIJA SHUKRI: LET'S KEEP THE DOOR
AJAR AFTER EVERY IDEA, AS THERE ARE DEGREES OF COLORS] :
[ NORA MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM: I HATE THAT WOMAN] :
[ HAIFA HUSSEIN ABED: A DEFERRED HATE MESSAGE]CHAPTER 8 [ IRAQ]
[ ABOUT IRAQ]# : [ MUHAMMAD ALWAN JABR: THE HISTORY OF
A CHARIOT] : [ ABDUL-JABBAR AL-HAMDI:
MAY I HAVE A GLASS OF WHISKEY?]CHAPTER 9 [ KUWAIT] [ ABOUT KUWAIT]
: [ TASNEEM YAHYA AL HABIB: THE SMELL OF MEMORY]
: [ LAILA AL-OTHMAN: THE ABAYA HAS ANOTHER FACE]
: [ REHAB AL-HINDI: THE DELIRIUM OF A HALF-SANE
WOMAN]CHAPTER 10 [ MOROCCO] [ ABOUT MOROCCO] :
[ MUHAMMAD AL-BALI: BETRAYED HIS LIFE] :
[ ABDUL-JABBAR AL-ALAMI: THE MILL] : [ ZAHRAT EZZ: A
MIDNIGHT NIGHTMARE]CHAPTER 11 [ YEMEN] [ ABOUT YEMEN] :
[ NADIA KAWKABANI: THE TROUBLES] : [ HANAN
AL-WADI'I: THERE ARE MANY CHANCES TO DIE] :
[ MOHIELDIN GERMA: STOLEN MOMENTS]CHAPTER 12 [ TUNISIA] [ ABOUT TUNISIA]
: [ ZAHREH ZAHIR: SPACE FOR A DREAM] :
[ IBRAHIM DARGHOUTI: HEAVEN'S APPLES]CHAPTER 13 [ SYRIA] [ ABOUT SYRIA]
: [ ZAKARIA TAMER: TIGERS ON THE TENTH DAY]
: [ SALWA AL NUAIMI: PROOF OF HONEY] :
[ JAMIL TAMAL: THE GIRL IN THE WHITE STRAW HAT]CHAPTER 14
[ OMAN] [ ABOUT OMAN] : [ LAILA AL BALUSHI: A
GIRL NAMED RAWYA] : [ ZOUINA AL TOWAYH: PHOTOS AND
DETAILS] : [ MUHAMMAD BIN ABDUL
RAHMAN KART AL JAZMI: WAVES DO NOT CALM DOWN]CHAPTER 15 [ PALESTINE]
[ ABOUT PALESTINE] : [ MAHMOUD SHUKAIR: PEOPLE OF THE HOUSE]
: [ NIDIA KAYALI': I SAW IT IN YOUR CUP]CHAPTER 16
[ QATAR] [ ABOUT QATAR] : [ DALAL KHALIFA: IN MY POCKET]
: [ JAMAL FAYEZ: THE WOODEN DOOR] :
[ JAMAL FAYEZ: THE SHADOW IS BURNING]CHAPTER 17 [ LEBANON] [ ABOUT LEBANON]
: : [ MICHAEL NAIMA: THE SWORD AND
THE REED]CHAPTER 18 [ LIBYA] [ ABOUT LIBYA]# :
[ AMAL FARAJ AL-AYADI: WET CURD] : [ AMAL
FARAJ AL-AYADI: A TALE OF TOMATOES, COTTON, AND EMPTINESS] :
[ RADWAN ABU SHWEISHA: IT'S ELEVEN O'CLOCK,
THIEVES TIME]CHAPTER 19 [ EGYPT] [ ABOUT EGYPT] :
[ NAGUIB MAHFOUZ: THE WISDOM OF DEATH] : [ MAMDOUH
RIZK: PLAYING WITH BUBBLES] : [ AIDA BADR: THE BRIDGE]CHAPTER 20
[ MAURITANIA] [ ABOUT MAURITANIA] :
[ UMM KULTHUM AL-MAALI: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SALESWOMAN] :
[ AHMED OULD ASLAM: THE FUGITIVE FRAGRANCE] :
[ GAMAL OULD MOHAMED OMAR: COMA]ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonas Elbousty is the director of undergraduate studies and of the Arabic Summer Abroad Program at Yale University. He has worked extensively with the Defense Language Institute and other organizations to provide training and testing services. Elbousty is the author of Media Arabic: Journalistic Discourse for Advanced Students of Arabic, the coauthor of Advanced Arabic Literary Reader, and coauthor of Vitality and Dynamism: Interstitial Dialogues of Language, Politics, and Religion in Morocco's Literary Tradition.
