Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editor’s Foreword vi
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. A Note on Transliteration and Translation xii
6. List of Abbreviations xiii
7. Introduction – Literary Solitude: Autobiography, Modernity, and Independence 1
8. 1 From Solitude to Stealth: Taha Hussein and Sonallah Ibrahim 18
9. 2 Revolutionary Memoirs: Assia Djebar and Latifa al-Zayyat 40
10. 3 Palestine Song: Mahmoud Darwish and Mourid Barghouti 61
11. 4 Revolutionary Solitude: Edward Said and Najla Said 86
12. 5 Dreaming of Solitude: Haifa Zangana and Alia Mamdouh 110
13. 6 Tahrir Memoirs: Radwa Ashour and Mona Prince 130
14. Epilogue – Arab Literature, World Literature 149
15. Notes 154
16. Bibliography 174
17. Index 199