What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us: Or, a Period of Time Contributor(s): Al Muwaylihi, Muhammad (Author), Allen, Roger (Translator), Golia, Maria (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1479840912 ISBN-13: 9781479840915 Publisher: New York University Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: April 2018 Click for more in this series: Library of Arabic Literature |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) - Literary Criticism | African |
Dewey: 892.735 |
LCCN: 2017045494 |
Series: Library of Arabic Literature |
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (1.70 lbs) 524 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - African |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British rule |
Contributor Bio(s): Al-Muwaylihi, Muhammad: - Muhammad al-Muwaylihi (1274-1348 H/1858-1930 AD) was an Egyptian writer and political journalist, a career that he shared with his prominent father, Ibrahim al-Muwaylihi, with whom he also published the reputable and incisive newspaper Misbah al-Sharq (Light of the East). Other notable works include Critique of Shawqi's Collected Poems and Cure for the Soul.Allen, Roger: - Roger Allen retired in 2011 from his position as the Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served for forty-three years as Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature. He is the author and translator of numerous publications on Arabic literature, modern fiction and drama, and language pedagogy.Golia, Maria: - Maria Golia is a Cairo-based journalist and the author of Cairo: City of Sand and Photography and Egypt. |
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