Aswat Mu'asira: Short Stories for Advanced Arabic

Aswat Muasira introduces advanced level students to contemporary short stories from across the Middle East, engaging them with current topics and literary approaches that open the door to discovering 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.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 09 March 2023
Publisher: Georgetown University Press

An exciting collection of modern short stories from diverse Arabic countries enhances students' proficiency in literary analysis and cultural understanding. Aswat Muasira presents advanced-level students with contemporary short stories from across the Middle East, comprising fifty-five stories in Arabic from twenty countries. These stories address current topics and literary styles, providing a gateway to discovering both established and emerging authors and literary traditions. The book features voices from often overlooked Arabic-speaking countries and peoples, enriching readers' comprehension of Arabic cultures. Unlike most Arabic literature textbooks that offer only excerpts of longer works, the short stories in this collection are crafted to be read in a single sitting, allowing students to fully immerse themselves in the literature. Organized into chapters based on their country of origin, each story is accompanied by an author biography and followed by exercises to enhance vocabulary, comprehension, exploration of the literary tradition, and mastery of literary analysis. Scholars of Arabic literature will also appreciate these new stories, many of which are available outside the Middle East for the first time in this collection, expanding their understanding of the short story and contemporary literature from this significant region.

Weight: 726g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647122799