Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999

by Radwa Ashour and Ferial J. Ghazoul

Arab women's writing in the modern age began with 'A'isha al-Taymuriya, Warda al-Yaziji, Zaynab Fawwaz, and other nineteenth-century pioneers in Egypt and the Levant. This unique study--first published in Arabic in 2004--looks at the work of those pioneers and then traces the development of Arab women's literature through the end of the twentieth century, and also includes a meticulously researched, comprehensive bibliography of writing by Arab...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774161467
• ISBN13: 9789774161469
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"