{"product_id":"talking-through-the-door-an-anthology-of-contemporary-middleeastern-american-writing-9780815633471","title":"Talking Through the Door: An Anthology of Contemporary Middleeastern American Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe writers included here are descendants of multiple cultural heritages and reflect the perspectives of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds: Egyptian, Iranian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Libyan, Palestinian, Syrian. They are from diverse socioeconomic classes and spiritual sensibilities: Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and atheist, among others. Yet, they coexist in this volume simply as American voices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAtefat-Peckham gathered poetry and prose from sixteen accomplished writers whose works concern a variety of themes: from the familial cross-cultural misunderstandings and conflicts in the works of Iranian American writers Nahid Rachlin and Roger Sedarat to the mysticism of Khaled Mattawa's poems; from the superstitions that govern characters in Diana Abu-Jaber's prose to the devastating homesickness of Pauline Kaldas's characters. Filled with emotion and keen observations, this collection showcases these writers' vital contributions to contemporary American literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Atefat-Peckham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.37h x 6.26w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815633471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Atefat-Peckham\u003c\/b\u003e (1970-2004) was assistant professor of English at Georgia College and State University. She wrote \u003ci\u003eThat Kind of Sleep \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlack Eyed Bird, \u003c\/i\u003e and her poems have appeared in several journals, including \u003ci\u003eBorderlands, Texas Poetry Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40414650564723,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c60b6042-2c70-430d-83d8-f3069006ed9e.jpg?v=1662213355","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/talking-through-the-door-an-anthology-of-contemporary-middleeastern-american-writing-9780815633471","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}