Arab Women Writers: An Anthology of Short Stories (Women Writers in Translation)

Arab Women Writers: An Anthology of Short Stories (Women Writers in Translation) by Dalya Cohen-Mor. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780791464205.

A collection of sixty short stories by women writers from across the Arab world. Consisting of sixty short stories by forty women writers from across the Arab world, this collection opens numerous windows onto Arab culture and society and offers keen insights into what Arab women feel and think. The stories deal not only with feminist issues but also with topics of a social, cultural, and political nature. Different styles and modes of writing are represented, along with a diversity of techniques and creative approaches, and the authors present many points of view and various ways of solving problems and confronting situations in everyday life. Lively, outspoken, and provocative, these stories are essential reading for anyone interested in the Arab world.