The Alchemist, according to the Columbia County Board of Education, "addresses the literary reading standards by offering .. an under-represented, middle-Eastern world perspective. ... Students may participate in analytical conversations regarding middle-Eastern customs and practices."
Teaching Arabic Fiction: Fall 2011
I'm teaching a class on contemporary world fiction..., and I wonder if you would have any suggestions for recent anthologies of short stories (as in, the last couple years) from the Middle East or North Africa that I might be able to use.
