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245	0	0	_aSaud al-Sanousi's Saaq al-Bambuu: _bThe Authorized Abridged Edition for Students of Arabic
246			_aساق البامبو
264		1	_aWashington, DC: _bGeorgetown University Press, _c2017
300			_axvi p., 6 unnumbered p., 363 p., _c23 cm
520			_aThis book is an abridged edition of the Arabic novel Saaq al-Bambuu (The Bamboo Stalk), written by Saud al-Sanousi, a living Kuwaiti writer. The abridged edition, which was written by the editors and approved by the author (highlighting its authenticity), is presented in Arabic and provided with exercises for use in an Arabic language-learning course at the intermediate-advanced level. Following Familiar's first book, Hoda Barakat's Sayyidi wa Habibi, this book seeks to engage students in reading a rewarding story that was written by a contemporary Middle Eastern author, while providing them with the necessary apparatus to understand the language and literature with which they are engaging. In addition, the author has won several awards, including the prestigious International Prize for Arabic Fiction, for this book. Included with the book are: brief bio of the author; exercises for each chapter; and glossaries of literary terms and literary devices. Novel synopsis: It is a coming-of-age story of a half-Filippino, half-Kuwaiti teen who returns to his father's Kuwait. The novel addresses many current social issues, including who is accepted, what acceptance means, the hierarchies of Kuwaiti society, and the results of poverty.
650		0	_aArabic language _xStudy and teaching _xForeign speakers
650		0	_aTAFL
650		0	_aSaud Al-Sanousi
650		0	_aArabic fiction _zKuwait _y21st century
650		0	_aArabic literature _xAdaptions
700	1		_aLaila Familiar _eeditor
700	1		_aTanit Assaf _eeditor
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