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Article: The Genesis of Arabic Narrative Discourse: A Study in the Sociology of Modern Arabic Literature.
- Article from:
- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Article date:
- January 1, 1997
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With this volume, Sabry Hafez, a noted literary critic in the Arab world and currently lecturer in Arabic at the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), has produced a substantial and serious work containing important information for anyone interested in the development of modern Arabic prose narrative, and especially the short story. It is particularly welcome as a source for those who lack knowledge of Arabic, because it makes a large amount of scattered and often difficult-to-retrieve historical data available in a conveniently compact and readable form. This historical research includes considerable material about the development of narrative in ...