Layla al-Jihni’s fiction
Conceits and deceits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12923926 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soraya Altorki (American University in Cairo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-217 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Arab Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0920 • E-ISSN: 1755-0912 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17550911003737745 |
| OpenAlex | W2066891964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Layla al-Jihni is one of several Saudi women novelists whose work has risen to prominence since the 1990s. She writes in a surrealistic, stream-of-consciousness style that features interior monologues and psychological introspection. Her work is published abroad, but on the basis of interviews I conducted with Saudi women, it is accessible in-country. Although al-Jihni is not an activist, and her works do not directly engage matters of policy, her reasons for writing are more than aesthetic and transcend the ‘art for art’s sake’ ethic. Discourse is a source of power and influence, and al-Jihni’s fiction contributes to this discourse in ways calculated to broaden the scope of choice for women in Saudi Arabian society
Aesthetics · Art · Consciousness · Introspection · Literature · Power (physics · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Work (physics · Engineering · History · Islamic Studies and History · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Psychology · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2021 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |