This essay examines how contemporary Egyptian novels by Khaled Al Khamissi and Ahmed Alaidy re-deploy the maqama (assemblies) form in order to satirise corruption and in oder to generate a collective, democratic consciousness.
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Bibliographic Information
Type: Book Chapter
Book Title: The Postcolonial Short Story: Contemporary Essays (2012)
Page Reference: 111-132
ISBN: 9780230313385