Sexuality in Emerging Translated Modern Arabic Literature: Between Mimicking and Dismantling the Eurocentric Narrative in The Corpse Washer.

This article addresses the question of how The Corpse Washer (2013) by Sinan Antoon employs the translation of sexually explicit language to present a "resistant and hybrid cultural identity." Adopting a postcolonial framework, the article explores the kinds of literary, linguistic, and translation-...

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Publicado en:Arab Studies Quarterly Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 56 - 77
Autor principal: Abu Elrob, Ibrahim
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Pluto Journals 2024
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        Hybridity
        iabuelrob@gradcenter.cuny.edu
        Modern Arabic Literature
        Sexually Explicit Language
        Sinan Antoon
        The Corpse Washer
        Translation
        Hybridity
        iabuelrob@gradcenter.cuny.edu
        Modern Arabic Literature
        Sexually Explicit Language
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