Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East

by Reza Aslan

Book Overview

The countries that stretch along the broad horizons of the Middle East--from Morocco to Iran, from Turkey to Pakistan--boast different cultures, different languages, and different religions. Yet the literary landscape of this dynamic part of the world has been bound together not by borders and nationalities, but by a common experience of Western imperialism. Keenly aware of the collected scars left by a legacy of colonial rule, the acclaimed writer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393065855
• ISBN13: 9780393065855
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"