Introduction The Palestinian Novel in Israel: An Overview; Chapter 1 The Palestinian Literature in Israel*This Chapter was first published in Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures 3:2 (2000), pp. 219-234.; Chapter 2 Author, Text and Reader – A Model of Part nership; Chapter 3 The Author as a Serious Comedian, Emile ?ab?b?; Chapter 4 The Author as a Character, Sam?? al-Q?sim; Chapter 5 The Author as a Scholar, Sal?m Kh?r?; Chapter 6 The Author as a Part ner, Zak? Darw?sh; Chapter 7 The Author as a Narrator, Riy?? Baydas; Chapter 8 The Author as an Historian, Suhayl K?w?n; Chapter 9 Author-Reader Struggle Over Text Domination;