Dancing Arabs (novel)
First edition (Hebrew) | |
| Author | Sayed Kashua |
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| Original title | ערבים רוקדים / Aravim Rokdim |
| Translator | Miriam Shlesinger |
| Language | Hebrew |
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| Publication place | Israel |
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| ISBN | 0802141269 |
Dancing Arabs (Hebrew: ערבים רוקדים, romanized: aravim rokdim) is the 2002 debut novel of Palestinian writer Sayed Kashua. The work is considered semi-autobiographical, as it draws much on Kashua's real experiences growing up as a Palestinian citizen of Israel. He is also a screenwriter and columnist, publishing most of his work in Hebrew.
The novel tells the story of a Palestinian Israeli teenager from Tira who is admitted to an elite school in Jerusalem. The novel explores his lifelong struggle between his pride in his Palestinian identity and the desire to be a part of Israeli society.