Dystopia in Arabic Speculative Fiction

Dystopia in Arabic Speculative Fiction

Wessam Elmeligi

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9781032303857
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It, unpacks Arabic dystopian fiction from the lens of psychological distress. It studies novels by Algerian, Egyptian, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Mauritanian, Syrian, and Tunisian authors. Elmeligi predicts a speculative fiction turn in the Arabic novel, and provides a theoretical approach to understand its nuanced and innovative contribution

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