Date of Award
Spring 5-3-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Megha Majumdar
Second Advisor
Christine Schutt
Academic Program Adviser
Michael Rizzo
Abstract
Lost in the Times of Yesterday is an ongoing collection of fiction that features short stories who, while varying differently from one another, are all intertwined by the themes of immigration, post-colonialism, and Arabic and Arab-American identity, aiming to capture the diverse orchestra of Egyptian and Egyptian-American voices through the lens of magical realism. Some examples: the grief of a village girl and her attempt to understand her father’s ghost; an Egyptian-American actor whose slow physical disappearance leads to an examination of identity within contemporary performance; and the life of boy born with chestnut wings in a Brooklyn apartment.
Recommended Citation
Ahmed, Anes, "Lost in the Times of Yesterday and Other Stories" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1141