Identity quest through memory in Diana Abu-Jaber’s Arabian jazz (1993) and crescent (2003) and Laila Halaby’s once in a promised land (2007)
Author
Source
Annales l'Université de Guelma
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 15 للغات و الآداب (30 Jun. 2016), pp.171-183, 13 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper tries to shed light on the identity quest through food and memory in the novels of the Arab-American writers like Diana Abu-Jaber’s novels Arabian Jazz (1993) and Crescent (2003) and Laila Halaby’s Once in a Promised Land (2007).
This paper analyses how the main characters’ memory is evoked by food and storytelling, taking them back to roots; to origin; to who is an Arab while suffering the burden of identity doubleness
Abstract FRE
Cet article tente de mettre en lumière la quête identitaire à travers la mémoire dans les romans d’écrivains Arabo-américains tels que Arabian Jazz (1993) et Crescent (2003) par Diana Abu-Jaber, et Once in a Promised Land (2007) par Laila Halaby.
L’article analyse comment la mémoire des protagonistes est évoquée par la nourriture et le conte, les ramenant à leurs racines, à l’origine, à la question ‘que est-ce qu’un Arabe’ tout en subissant le fardeau d’une double identité.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maghmoul, Layla. 2016. Identity quest through memory in Diana Abu-Jaber’s Arabian jazz (1993) and crescent (2003) and Laila Halaby’s once in a promised land (2007). Annales l'Université de Guelma،Vol. 2016, no. 15 للغات و الآداب, pp.171-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-810897
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maghmoul, Layla. Identity quest through memory in Diana Abu-Jaber’s Arabian jazz (1993) and crescent (2003) and Laila Halaby’s once in a promised land (2007). Annales l'Université de Guelma No. 15 للغات و الآداب (Jun. 2016), pp.171-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-810897
American Medical Association (AMA)
Maghmoul, Layla. Identity quest through memory in Diana Abu-Jaber’s Arabian jazz (1993) and crescent (2003) and Laila Halaby’s once in a promised land (2007). Annales l'Université de Guelma. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 15 للغات و الآداب, pp.171-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-810897
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 182-183
Record ID
BIM-810897
