Publication

2019-01-10 - Methuen Drama

Language

English

Word Count

90,000 words, Guess

Page Count

360 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101350057177
  • ISBN-139781350057173
  • Library of Congress Control Number2018033036
  • OCLC Control Number1065547832
  • Better World Books9781350057173
and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCPS3605.L14
  • LCCPS3605.L14 A6 2019

Description

"Contemporary Arab American playwright Yussef El Guindi's works focus on the Arab/Muslim experience in the United States. In particular, his plays deal with the complex issues of Arabophobia, Islamophobia, media orientalism and bi-cultural issues faced by both immigrants and second-generation Arab Americans. The plays featured in this collection are: Back of the Throat Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat Language Rooms Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World Threesome The anthology also includes a range of supplementary material, designed to contextualise the work of El Guindi and support its use by students: - a foreword by Silk Road Rising Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director, Golden Thread Productions - an introduction by Professor Michael Malek Najjar - production stills of productions of El Guindi's plays - a bonus essay by El Guindi titled 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Meet Abdallah and Ahmed: Musings about Arabs and Muslims in American Theatre' - an annotated timeline of the work of Yussef El Guindi"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Selected Works of Yussef El Guindi : Back of the Throat / Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat / Language Rooms / Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World / ThreesomePaperbackMethuen Drama2019-01-10

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