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  • Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 74)

Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 74)

by Hosam A. Ibrahim Elzembely (Editor), Emad El-Din Aysha (Editor) Format: Paperback
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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.

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  1. Part of series
    Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
  2. Print length
    396 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    McFarland
  5. Publication date
    April 4, 2022
  6. Reading age
    18 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    7 x 0.79 x 10 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1476685231
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1476685236
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“This excellent and necessary book is just the beginning of an exciting and growing body of scholarship on a too-long neglected history of the importance of sf.”―The Incredible Nineteenth Century

About the Author

Hosam A. Ibrahim 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. He lives in Cairo, 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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 396 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476685231
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476685236
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.09 pounds
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.79 x 10 inches
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,211,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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