Drawing upon postcolonial, translation, and minority discourse theory, Immigrant Narratives investigates how key Arab American and Arab British writers have described their immigrant experiences, and in so doing acted as mediators and interpreters...
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Drawing upon postcolonial, translation, and minority discourse theory, Immigrant Narratives investigates how key Arab American and Arab British writers have described their immigrant experiences, and in so doing acted as mediators and interpreters between cultures, and how they have forged new identities in their adopted countries. Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Rise of Arab American Literature -- 2. The Gibran Phenomenon -- 3. The Emergence of Autobiography -- 4. The Retreat of Cultural Translation -- 5. Exilic Memoirs -- 6. Academic Itineraries -- 7. Postcolonial Translation -- 8. Muslim Immigrant Fiction -- 9. Queering Orientalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
