Ways of Seeking : The Arabic Novel and the Poetics of Investigation

Ways of Seeking The Arabic Novel and the Poetics of Investigation

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In Ways of Seeking, Emily Drumsta traces the influence of detective fiction on the twentieth-century Arabic novel. Theorizing...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Drumsta, Emily, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press [2024]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Islamic Humanities Series
Materias:
Arabic fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Arabic poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, Arabic > 20th century > Influence.
Modernism (Literature) > Arab countries > 20th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Notes on Transliteration, Translation, and Abbreviations
  • 1 The Detective as Conscript
  • 2 Murder on the ʿIzbah
  • 3 Bureau of Missing Persons
  • 4 Effacing the Author, or the Detective as Medium
  • 5 Epic Fails
  • Epilogue: Monstrous Omniscience
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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