Talking Through the Door: An Anthology of Contemporary Middle Eastern American Writing

By: Lisa Suhair Majaj

The 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.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815633475
• ISBN13: 9780815633471
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"