Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays

How is science fiction from the Arab and Muslim world different than mainstream science fiction from the...
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Author: Hosam A. Ibrahim Elzembely
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays by Elzembely, Hosam A. Ibrahim

Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays

$207.63

Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays

$207.63
Author: Hosam A. Ibrahim Elzembely
Format: Paperback
Language: English
How is science fiction from the Arab and Muslim world different than mainstream science fiction from the West? What distinctive and original contributions can it make? Why is it so often neglected in critical considerations of the genre? While other books have explored these questions, all have been from foreign academic voices. Instead, this book examines the nature, genesis, and history of Arabic and Muslim science fiction, as well as the challenges faced by its authors, in the authors' own words. These authors share their stories and struggles with censors, recalcitrant publishers, critics, the book market, and the literary establishment. Their uphill efforts, with critical contributions from academics, translators, and literary activists, will enlighten the sci-fi enthusiast and fill a gap in the history of science fiction. Topics covered range from culture shock to conflicts between tradition and modernity, proactive roles for female heroines, blind imitation of storytelling techniques, and language games.

Author: Hosam A. Ibrahim Elzembely
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 03/21/2022
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781476685236


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2022 pg. 83

About the Author
Hosam Elzembely is an accomplished science fiction author with three novels to his name and seven edited volumes of short stories published on behalf of the Egyptian Society for Science Fiction (ESSF). He is the director and founder of the ESSF and is also a medical practitioner and associate professor of ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt. Emad El-Din Aysha was formerly an adjunct assistant professor at the American University in Cairo. Currently he is a freelance journalist, translator, academic researcher and science fiction author with one anthology to his name, and a member of the ESSF and its chief translator.

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