Samīra ‘Azzām, pioneer of the palestinian short story

Abstract

Samīra ‘Azzām (1927-1967) is the first Palestinian woman to achieve fame for her mastery to write short stories. After reviewing her life, she spent in exile since 1948, the content of her collections of stories, its main thematic lines, and her Arabic translations from works of world literature are summarized. But the chief part of this paper will be dedicated to describe and discuss some of its most prominent short stories.

Keywords

• samīra ‘azzām, literatura palestina, relato palestino, literatura árabe moderna