Radwa Ashour

Siraaj

An Arab Tale

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Produktbeschreibung

A novella by a popular Egyptian writer that explores the struggle against tyrannical oppression, set in the rich cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Produktdetails

• CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation
• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 156g
• ISBN-13: 9780292717527
• ISBN-10: 0292717520
• Artikelnr.: 22781270

Autorenporträt

Radwa Ashour, a native of Cairo, is Professor of English at Ain Shams University. She has written several well-known novels and short stories, as well as critical works on Arabic literature. Barbara Romaine has taught Arabic for fifteen years and is the translator of another Egyptian novel, Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Translator’s Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation
Siraaj: An Arab Tale
Chapter One: Amina and the Sea
Chapter Two: The Cares of the Sultan
Chapter Three: An Account of What Happened to Saïd
Chapter Four: Ammar’s Reminiscences
Chapter Five: The Ringdove
Chapter Six: The Return of the Wanderer
Chapter Seven: Forbidden Coffee
Chapter Eight: The Locked Vault
Chapter Nine: The Festival
Chapter Ten: Saïd’s Dream
Chapter Eleven: The Well-Kept Secret
Chapter Twelve: The Lamp
Glossary
Notes