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Absurdity As Resistance In Arab Literature, Melissa Hammond
Absurdity As Resistance In Arab Literature, Melissa Hammond
Undergraduate Research Awards
Examines the use of absurdity in literature written by Arab women, specifically Beirut Fragments by Jean Said Makdisi, Sharon and My Mother-in-Law by Suad Amiry, and the short story "Thirty-One Beautiful Green Trees," by Salwa Bakr. The PDF includes the author's entry submission essay for the 2011 Undergraduate Research Awards.