This 6-volume reference work gives full bibliographical information for almost every Arabic novel published between 1865 and 1995; and also on all critical works related to every novel. Volume 1 contains an introduction in Arabic and English that begins with the origins of the Arabic novel, then reviews the novel in Egypt, in the eastern Arab countries, and in North Africa. Volumes 2 to 6 contain the bibliographical entries of the novels and their associated works of criticism (in Arabic), arranged alphabetically by novel, and indexed alphabetically, chronologically, by country, and by author.

This volume of the Cambridge History of Arabic Literature provides the first authoritative, comprehensive, critical survey of creative writing in Arabic from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The rise of Western ideas and literary forms, notably the novel, the short story, and drama, became influential. Includes an extensive bibliography.

Short stories and novels have given voice to the personal and historical experiences of modern Arabs. This anthology offers a rich and diverse selection of works from more than one hundred and forty prominent Arab writers of fiction, and from all Arab countries. The collection reflects various dimensions of modern Arab life, including the impact of modernity, the rise of the oil economy, political authoritarianism, corruption, religion, and poverty.

This edition includes new material on the Arabic novel up to 1993. It is a survey of the Arabic novel and its development from its beginnings in the 19th century until today. It traces the origin, early cultivation and the mature period after World War II of the Arabic novel. (1982 First edition is located at the same call number).

Contents include: Uses of the Lebanese Civil War in Arab American fiction; Exploring Islam(s) in America; Sex, violence, and storytelling; The eternity of immigration: Arab American short story collections; Promised lands and unfulfilled promises; Crescent moons, jazz music, and feral ethnicity; and, From the Maghreb to the American mainstream: writers of North African origin.