34.511, Books: ASWAT MU'ASIRA: Elbousty

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Subject: 34.511, Books: ASWAT MU'ASIRA: Elbousty

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Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:15:26
From: Stephanie Rojas [Stephanie.Rojas at georgetown.edu]
Subject: ASWAT MU'ASIRA: Elbousty

 


Title: ASWAT MU'ASIRA 
Subtitle: Short Stories for Advanced Arabic 
Publication Year: 2023 
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
	   http://www.press.georgetown.edu
	

Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/aswat-mu-asira 


Author: Jonas Elbousty

Electronic: ISBN:  9781647122805 Pages: 416 Price: U.S. $ 55.95
Hardback: ISBN:  9781647122782 Pages: 416 Price: U.S. $ 179.55
Paperback: ISBN:  9781647122799 Pages: 416 Price: U.S. $ 55.95


Abstract:

An engaging collection of contemporary short stories from various Arabic
countries develops students' mastery of literary analysis and cultural
awareness

Aswat Mu'asira introduces advanced level students to contemporary short
stories from across the Middle East. Fifty-five stories in Arabic from twenty
countries engage students with current topics and literary approaches that
open the door to discovering both established and emerging authors and
literary traditions. The book includes voices from often overlooked
Arabic-speaking countries and peoples, giving readers the opportunity to
broaden their understanding of Arabic cultures.

While most Arabic literature textbooks include only excerpts of longer works,
the short stories in this collection are designed to be read in one sitting,
giving students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a complete piece of
literature. Stories are organized into chapters based on their country of
origin. Each story is preceded by an author biography and followed by
exercises to help students practice vocabulary and comprehension, explore the
literary tradition, and master literary analysis.

Scholars of Arabic literature will also welcome these new stories, many of
which are available outside the Middle East for the first time in this
collection and expand the understanding of the short story and of contemporary
literature from this important region.

Jonas Elbousty is the director of undergraduate studies and of the Arabic
Summer Abroad Program at Yale University. He has worked extensively with the
Defense Language Institute and other organizations to provide training and
testing services. Elbousty is the author of Media Arabic: Journalistic
Discourse for Advanced Students of Arabic, the coauthor of Advanced Arabic
Literary Reader, and coauthor of Vitality and Dynamism: Interstitial Dialogues
of Language, Politics, and Religion in Morocco's Literary Tradition.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)


Written In: English  (eng)

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http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=168353




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