The Experimental Turn in the Moroccan Novel, 1976-1989

The Experimental Turn in the Moroccan Novel, 1976-1989 examines the trajectory of the Moroccan experimental novel and makes a link between its emergence in the early-mid 1970s and the Arab defeat in the six-day war with Israel in 1967.

Anouar El Younssi is an Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Oxford College of Emory University, USA. His most recent publications include articles in journals such as Tamazgha Studies Journal , Journal of Arabic Literature, and The Journal of North African Studies.

Introduction: Mapping al-Tajr-b in the Moroccan and Arabic Novel Chapter 1: The New Novel in Morocco and the Arab World and the Question of Reception Chapter 2: Al-Tajr-b (Experimentation), al-Tur-th (Heritage), and The New Moroccan Novel: Between Innovation and Imitation Chapter 3: A-mad al-Mad-n-'s Zaman bayna al-Wil-dah wa al--ulm: Writing the Self and Flouting Systems of Authority Chapter 4: Müammad Barr-dah's The Game of Forgetting: Experimental Multiplicity, Ludic Memory, and Sexual Politics Chapter 5: -Abdull-h al--Arw-'s -Awr-q S-rat Idr-s al-Dhihniyyah: The Politics of Form as an Allegory for the State of Crisis Conclusion Index