Modern Arabic literature remains little known and poorly understood despite growing curiosity among European readers. This brief introduction offers a unique ov

An introduction to Modern Arabic Literature, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present

Badawi gives a concise and authoritative survey, in English, of the whole whole of modern Arabic literature since the mid-19th century. He charts the efforts of

This volume provides an authoritative survey of creative writing in Arabic from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.