Specters of World Literature

Develops a new, “spectral” theory of world literature, and a comparative understanding of the history and current practice of the novel in the Middle East Addresses the problematic of world literature from the perspective of a Derridean theory of spectralityProvides an original account of the origins, rise and spread of the novel in the comparative Middle East Pursues innovative analyses of major novelists from Egypt, Turkey and IranIncludes readings of novels and other literary works including