GHASSAN KANAFANI’S SHORT STORIES: A CRITICAL STUDY A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree Master of Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University by Khaled Jamil Shammout The Ohio State University 1995 Master’s Examination Committee: Approved by Joseph T. Zeidan, PhD. . Michael J. Zwettler, Ph.D. OG tet—— Adviser Department of Near Eastern, Judaic, and Hellenic Languages and Literaturespeel cet Wl ee To my wife MonaACKNOWLEDGMENT I wholeheartedly wish to express my sincere appreciation to Dr. Zeidan for being an exceptional advisor, teacher, and friend. The completion of this research is owed to his unconditional support throughout my graduate studies. I am also indebted to Dr. Zwettler for guiding me to the Classical Arabic Literature. His suggestions and comments throughout the research are gratefully acknowledged. For my family, I express my appreciation for their support and encouragement. A special thanks goes to my mother as my first exposure to Ghassan Kanafani’s literature was through the volume of short stories she bought me as a gift many years ago. I will always be grateful. iii