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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393340775
• ISBN13: 9780393340778
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 657 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.1"