Article
Among the Bedouins, a Knife is Never Just a Knife: On Nourishment, Betrayal, and Finding Family Histories
Literary Hub
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-15-2022
Subjects
- Poetry -- Fiction,
- Family secrets -- Fiction,
- Refugees -- Fiction,
- Emigration and immigration -- Fiction,
- Memory -- Fiction,
- Jordan -- Fiction,
- Middle East -- Fiction
Disciplines
Abstract
This is an essay about family relationships from the perspective of a fiction writer, written in the context of the author's book, Fencing with the King.
Rights
This article was originally published by Literary Hub. Reprinted with permission.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37333
Citation Information
Abu-Jaber, Diana. (2022). Among the Bedouins, a Knife is Never Just a Knife: On Nourishment, Betrayal, and Finding Family Histories, Literary Hub