Sufism in the Contemporary Arabic Novel
Author | : Ziad Elmarsafy |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2014-08-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780748655663 |
ISBN-13 | : 0748655662 |
Rating | : 4/5 (662 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sufism in the Contemporary Arabic Novel written by Ziad Elmarsafy and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will present close readings of three contemporary Arabic novelists - an Egyptian (Gamal Al-Ghitany), an Algerian (Taher Ouettar) and a Touareg Libyan (Ibrahim Al-Koni) - who have all turned to Sufism as a literary strategy aimed at negotiating i