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Arabic Literature in a Digital Age: Transitional Narratives
Abstract
No one can underestimate the impact of cyberspace on literary production. Arab writers themselves have already begun catering to their audiences through cybertechnologies. Synchronous communication [with its one or multiple relay chat and chattrooms] are virtual realities that serve as narrative strategies . The Tunisian 'Abd al-Majid 'Attiah's Khattuka Radi' and the Saudi Raja al-Sani's Banat al-Riyad, to mention but a few, as I will explain in this paper, have demonstrated how these computer-mediated communication have opened up narrative to new dimensions that were never there before to challenge not only hardcopy cultural production but also limits imposed on writing and circulation.
Discipline
Literature
Geographic Area
All Middle East
Sub Area
Comparative