Arab cities in their novels

Dr. Ali Abdul Raouf takes us on an exciting and enjoyable journey between Arab cities in modern Arabic literature; from Dubai to Casablanca passing through Riyadh, Baghdad, Damascus, Amman, and the heritage and contemporary Cairo, reaching Tunisia and Algeria. The book promises a tour of the works of major contemporary Arab writers that depicted these cities and their characters; connecting literature with architecture and urban development. Through the works of Hanna Mina, Fawaz Haddad, Ghada al-Samman, Abdul Rahman Munif, Ghazi Al Gosaibi, Hani al-Nakshbandi, Shaker al-Anbari, Tayeb Salih, Mohamed Ashour, Yasmine Khadra, Naguib Mahfouz, Taht al-Tair, Yahiya Hakki, Gamal al-Ghitani, Radwa Ashour, Yusuf Idris, Ibrahim Othman, Bahaa Taher, Fathi Ghanem, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, and others. This book introduces the Arab to his city and himself.