Love & Sexuality in Modern Arabic Literature

Book Overview

In segregated, conservative societies with a repressive attitude to women, writings on the theme of love and sexuality are of particular interest. Among the plethora of studies on modern Arabic literature, this book is the first major treatment of what has generally been a taboo subject. The scope covers the entire history of modern Arabic literature - poetry, the novel and the short story - from the late nineteenth century to the end of the 1980s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086356075X
• ISBN13: 9780863560750
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Saqi Books
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"