“Qabbani versus Qur’an”: Arabism and the Umma in Robin Yassin-Kassab’s The Road from Damascus
In The Road from Damascus (2008), Syrian-British writer Robin Yassin-Kassab’s debut novel, the protagonist describes “the opposing camps of [his] childhood,” as narratives of “Qabbani versus Qur’an” (56). While Sami’s father idolises the pan-Arabist poet Nizar Qabbani and supports the Syrian regime...
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De Gruyter
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Open Cultural Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/culture.2018.2.issue-1/culture-2018-0008/culture-2018-0008.xml?format=INT |