Arab women writers : an anthology of short stories / edited, translated, and with an introduction by Dalya Cohen-Mor.

Other author Cohen-Mor, Dalya, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany, NY : State University of New York Press, 2005.
Descriptionxiv, 305 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Short stories, Arabic--Translations into English.
Arabic fiction--Women authors. --Translations into English.

SeriesSUNY series, women writers in translation
SUNY series, women writers in translation. ^A276706
Contents Arab women writers: a brief sketch -- Thematic aspects -- Modes of writing -- Arab women: old images, new profiles -- That summer holiday / Samiya At'ut -- The parting gift / Umayma al-Khamis -- Let's play doctor / Nura Amin -- In the moonlight / Radwa Ashour -- At the beach / Buthayna al-Nasiri -- A helping hand / Mona Ragab -- In the recesses of memory / Fawziya Rashid -- Fragments from a life / Sharifa al-Shamlan -- The slave / Najiya Thamir -- The picture / Nawal al-Saadawi -- The picture / Latifa al-Zayyat -- The picture / Layla al-Uthman -- The smile / Nafila Dhahab -- My mother's friend / Nura Amin -- A worthless woman / Hayat Bin al-Shaykh -- Where to? / Colette Suhayl al-Kuri -- The cat / Layla Ba'labakki -- The woman of my dreams / Fadila al-Faruq -- Mozart's fez / Samiya At'ut -- A virgin continent / Samira Azzam -- An old couple / Nadiya Khust -- A mistake in the knitting / Ihsan Kamal -- My wedding night / Alifa Rifaat -- The dummy / Sahar al-Muji -- The cat, the maid, and the wife / Daisy al-Amir -- Sun, I am the moon / Hanan al-Shaykh -- The dreadful sea / Zuhur Wanisi -- Woman with a story / Mayy Ziyada -- The Persian rug / Hanan al-Shaykh -- The dream / Aliya Mamdouh -- Pharaoh is drowning again / Sakina Fuad -- The spider's web / Ihsan Kamal -- Man and woman / Rafiqat al-Tabi'a -- Heir apparent / Ramziya Abbas al-Iryani -- The newcomer / Daisy al-Amir -- International women's day / Salwa Bakr -- The filly became a mouse / Layla Ba'labakki -- Restoration ; Waiting for Hayla / Umayma al-Khamis -- The closely guarded secret / Sahar al-Muji -- I will never forfeit my right / Mona Ragab -- Homecoming / Fadila al-Faruq -- Bittersweet memories / Zabya Khamis -- Tears for sale / Samira Azzam -- Misfortune in the alley / Ramziya Abbas al-Iryani -- Questioning / Fawziya Rashid -- The dinosaur / Emily Nasrallah -- Moonstruck / Hadiya Sa'id -- A moment of truth / Khayriya al-Saqqaf -- The future / Daisy al-Amir -- The gallows / Suhayr al-Tall -- The breeze of youth / Ulfat al-Idilbi -- A successful woman / Suhayr al-Qalamawi -- In need of reassurance / Radwa Ashour -- Short and sassy / Nafila Dhahab -- The collapse of barriers / Samiya At'ut -- The beginning / Salwa Bakr -- A moment of contemplation / Nuzha Bin Sulayman -- I will try tomorrow / Mona Ragab.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-295).
LanguageTranslated from the Arabic.
LCCN 2004015114
ISBN0791464199 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0791464202 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PJ7694.E8 A719 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold