Reading Mohamed Choukri’s Narratives

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Av Jonas Elbousty, Roger Allen, USA) Elbousty, Jonas (Yale University

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Reading Mohamed Choukri’s Narratives presents an intricate exploration into the life and literary universe of Mohamed Choukri, a towering figure in 20th-century Moroccan literature. Known primarily for his groundbreaking autobiographical work "al-Khubz al-Ḥāfī" (For Bread Alone), Choukri's literary influence extends well beyond this single work. This book seeks to cast a light on his broader body of work, examining the cultural, societal, and personal influences that shaped his unique storytelling style. Through a deep analysis of his narratives, this text aims to unfold how Choukri portrayed the harsh realities he and others encountered, giving voice to the marginalized individuals and communities in Morocco.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-07-15
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature
Antal sidor180
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032741819

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Jonas Elbousty holds an MPhil and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He teaches at Yale University where he is the Director of Undergraduate Studies. His publications include Vitality and Dynamism (Leiden University Press, 2015), Advanced Arabic Literary Reader (Routledge Press, 2016), Media Arabic (Routledge Press, 2021), Aswat Muasira (Georgetown University Press, 2023), Tales of Tangier (Yale University Press, 2023), and two forthcoming books, Screams of War (Seagull books 2024) and Faces (Georgetown University Press, 2024)Roger Allen retired in June 2011 after serving for 43 years as Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2009-10 he was President of the Middle East Studies Association of North America. He is the author of numerous studies in book and article form devoted to the Arabic literary tradition and is also a translator of numerous contributions to the tradition of both modern and pre-modern Arabic narrative.

IntroductionJonas Elbousty & Roger Allen Mohamed Choukri’s Short Stories: Flower Crazy and The Tent Jonas Elbousty Moroccan Literary History and Muhammad Shukrī Roger Allen Translation and Cultural Appropriation: Paul Bowles’ Translation of Mohamed Choukri’s al-Khubz al-Ḥāfī Qussay Al-Attabi Translating Mohamed Choukri: Between Manipulation and RewritingHanan Bennoudi Education as Paradox and Possibility in Mohammed Choukri’s novel Streetwise (1992)Touria Khannous Negotiating Space: Reclaiming the Spatial Gender Boundaries of Tangier in Muḥammad Shukrī’s Autobiographical Novel Wujūh (Faces) mbarek sryfi Sex Work was Hiring: Disguised Sociopolitical Critique in For Bread Alone and Zifzāf’s The Woman and the Rose Ian Campbell Mohamed Choukri: When literature Offers biting Social Critique Anouar El Younssi The Poetics of Atheism: How Mohamed Choukri Resists Ideological Appropriation Natalie Khazaal Tyranny Across Choukri and Kafka: Systems of Power Within the FatherMustafa Zewar