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Title: Minorities in the Contemporary Egyptian Novel Condition: New Author: Mary Youssef Format: Hardback EAN: 9781474415415 ISBN: 9781474415415 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press Genre: Literary Criticism Release Date: 31/05/2018 Description: Identifies an emerging genre within the contemporary Egyptian novel that reflects a new consciousnessDuring colonial times the Egyptian novel invoked a sovereign nation-state and basked in its perceived unity. After independence the novel began to profess disenchantment with state practices and unequal class and gender relations, but did not disrupt the nation's imagined homogeneity. The twenty-first-century Egyptian novel, by contrast, shatters this singular view, with the rise of a new consciousness that presents Egypt as fundamentally diverse. This new consciousness responds to discourses of difference and practices of differentiation within the contexts of race, religion, class, gender, sexuality and language. It also heralds the cacophony of voices that collectively cried for social justice from Tahrir Square. Through a robust analysis of several 'new-consciousness' novels by award winning authors the book highlights their unconventional, yet coherent undertakings to foreground the marginal experiences of the Nubian, Amazigh, Bedouin, Coptic, Jewish, women and sexual minority populations in Egypt.Key FeaturesIncludes case studies of the novels of 8 authors: Idris ?Ali, Baha? ?ahir, ?Ala? al-Aswani, Yusuf Zaydan, Mu?tazz Futayha, Ashraf al-Khumaysi and Miral al-TahawiShows how these novels have taken on a mediatory role in formalising and articulating their historical momentCritically examines the recent developments within the Egyptian literary and socio-cultural arenas Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Book Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature Release Year: 2018
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