Allen, Roger,  1942- <br/><br/>
The Arabic novel :  an historical and critical introduction / 
Roger Allen. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Syracuse, N.Y. :  Syracuse University Press,  1995. 
 - xix, 307 p. ;  23 cm. 
 - Contemporary issues in the Middle East .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-295) and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface to the First Edition / C.E. Bosworth --  1. The Novel: Parameters of Definition --  2. Early Developments in the Arabic Novel Tradition --  3. The Period of Maturity. Political and Social Background. Decades of Realism. Principal Themes in the Modern Arabic Novel. Transformations in Fictional Perspective. The Writer, the Reader, and the Text --  4. Twelve Arabic Novels. Thartharah fawq al-Nil / Najib Mahfuz. Ma tabaqqa la-kum / Ghassan Kanafani. 'Awdat al-ta'ir ila al-bahr / Halim Barakat. Mawsim al-hijrah ila al-shamal / al-Tayyib Salih. Ayyam al-insan al-sab'ah / 'Abd al-hakim Qasim. Al-Safinah / Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. "Quartet" (Kanat al-sama' zarqa', Al-Mustanqa'at al-daw'iyyah, Al-Habl, and Al-Difaf al-ukhra) / Isma'il Fahd Isma'il. Al-Zayni Barakat / Jamal al-Ghitani. Al-Waqa'i al-gharibah fi-ikhtifa' Sa'id Abi al-nahs al-mutasha'il / Emile Habibi. Al-Nihayat / 'Abd al-rahman Munif. Hikayat Zahrah / Hanan al-Shaykh. Nazif al-hajar / Ibrahim al-Kuni --  5. Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>081562641X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>94030685  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arabic fiction--History and criticism.--20th century<br/>Novela árabe.<br/>Literatura árabe.<br/>20160800.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PJ 7577  / A425a 1995 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>892.736