When Our Cities Hollowed

Date Issued:: 2017
Abstract/Description:: When Our Cities Hollowed is an interrelated collection of short fiction that follows an extended family's everyday lives before and during the Syrian Civil War. In efforts to combat current media narratives regarding Syrians, this collection presents a complex counter-narrative, following characters of a typical Sunni Muslim, middle-class family, some of whom support the government, others of whom support the opposition. War, in these stories, is a looming shadow, often acting as a catalyst to many of the characters' conclusions about love, family, and what it means to be alive.

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Name(s):	Al-harastani, Hana, Author Milanes, Cecilia, Committee Chair Neal, Mary, Committee Member Poissant, David, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource:	text
Date Issued:	2017
Publisher:	University of Central Florida
Language(s):	English
Abstract/Description:	When Our Cities Hollowed is an interrelated collection of short fiction that follows an extended family's everyday lives before and during the Syrian Civil War. In efforts to combat current media narratives regarding Syrians, this collection presents a complex counter-narrative, following characters of a typical Sunni Muslim, middle-class family, some of whom support the government, others of whom support the opposition. War, in these stories, is a looming shadow, often acting as a catalyst to many of the characters' conclusions about love, family, and what it means to be alive.
Identifier:	CFE0006552 (IID), ucf:51354 (fedora)
Note(s):	2017-05-01 M.F.A. Arts and Humanities, English Masters This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s):	creative writing -- stories -- short fiction
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006552
Restrictions on Access:	campus 2022-05-15
Host Institution:	UCF

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