Teaching Arabs, Writing Self: Memoirs of an Arab-American Woman

by Evelyn Shakir

Evelyn Shakir's witty, wise, and beautifully written memoir explores her status as an Arab American woman, from the subtle bigotry she faced in Massachusetts as a second-generation Lebanese whose parents were not only foreign but eccentric, to the equally poignant blend of dislocation and homecoming she felt in Bahrain, Syria, and Lebanon, where she taught American literature to university students. She effortlessly combines personal anecdote with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566569249
• ISBN13: 9781566569248
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Olive Branch Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"