Sufism in the Contemporary Arabic Novel |
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| Author:
| Elmarsafy, Ziad |
| Series title: | Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7486-9585-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.95 |
Book Description:
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Ziad Elmarsafy presents close readings of the work of writers like Naguib Mahfouz, Gamal Al-Ghitany, Taher Ouettar, Ibrahim Al-Koni and Tayeb Salih, all of whom have turned to Sufism as a literary strategy to interrogate the limits of the creative self, individuality, rationality and the many possibilities offered by literature.
Ziad Elmarsafy presents close readings of the work of writers like Naguib Mahfouz, Gamal Al-Ghitany, Taher Ouettar, Ibrahim Al-Koni and Tayeb Salih, all of whom have turned to Sufism as a literary strategy to interrogate the limits of the creative self, individuality, rationality and the many possibilities offered by literature.