Routledge - A Century of Encounters: Writing the Other

A Century of Encounters: Writing the Other in Arab North Africa offers a deep look into how Arab, American, and European literature depicts the relationship between self and other. Part of the Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures series, this book examines these literary interactions throughout the twentieth century. By using the concept of the encounter as a comparative lens, the text provides a way to read contemporary world literature. The study focuses on transnational encounters to examine how gender, race, and national identities are built for both the self and the other. This research helps answer fundamental questions about the nature of different encounters during the twentieth century. It is a valuable resource for those studying postcolonial literature and the historical literary connections within Arab North Africa.