Beyond Memory
An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Creative Nonfiction
1st Edition
Published on 6. March 2020
250 pages
978-1-61075-684-6 (ISBN)
Description
This anthology brings together the voices of both new and established Arab American writers in a compilation of creative nonfiction that reveals the stories of the Arab diaspora in styles that range from the traditional to the experimental. Writers from Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, and Syria explore issues related to politics, family, culture, and racism. Coming from different belief systems and cultures and including first- and second-generation immigrants as well as those whose identities encompass more than a single culture, these writers tell stories that speak to the complexity of the Arab American experience.
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Pauline Kaldas | Khaled Mattawa
Beyond Memory
An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Creative Nonfiction
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03/2020
University of Arkansas Press
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Elmaz Abinader-Pain Management
- 2. George Abraham-In Which you do not Ask the State of Israel to Commit Suicide
- 3. Nabeel Abraham-On the Road with Bob: Peddling in the Early Sixties
- 4. Rabih Alameddine-Comforting Myths: Notes from a Purveyor
- 5. Hayan Charara-Going Places
- 6. Safia Elhillo-At the Intersection
- 7. Joseph Geha-Where I'm From-Originally
- 8. Hadil Ghoneim-Baba and the Pontiac
- 9. Layla Azmi Goushey-Profile of a Citizen: Generations Then and Now
- 10. Tariq Al Haydar-Machine Language
- 11. Randa Jarrar-Biblioclast
- 12. Fady Joudah-Your Name Is on the List and Other Vignettes
- 13. Joe Kadi-The Saving Grace of a Favorite Cousin
- 14. Mohja Kahf-I Cannot Go to Syria
- 15. Pauline Kaldas-From Looking Both Ways: Walking Home, To Walk Cautiously in the World, A Sense of Direction
- 16. Laila Lalami-So to Speak
- 17. Lisa Suhair Majaj-Journeys to Jerusalem
- 18. Khaled Mattawa-Repatriation: A Libya Memoir
- 19. Iman Mersal-The Displaced Voice
- 20. Phillip Meters-The Paperless "Palestinian" and the Russian P'liceman
- 21. Susan Muaddi Darraj-Bint Al-Halal: Mosaic of an Arab American Girlhood
- 22. Naomi Shihbab Nye-One Village
- 23. Steven Salaita-Why I Was Fired
- 24. Mathew Shenoda-Christopher Columbus Was A Damn Blasted Liar: On the Narrative of Discovery in Global Literature
- 25. Kamelya Omayma Youssef-Frayed Towel Made Holy: Prayer [Rug] for This Nonbeliever
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
