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Short Arabic Plays

Author : Salma Khadra (ed.) Jayyusi
Publisher : Interlink Books
ISBN 13 : 1623710642
Total Pages : 755 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Short Arabic Plays written by Salma Khadra (ed.) Jayyusi and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 2014-08-09 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is only in fairly recent times that Arab writers have turned their hands to the theater. This collection of nineteen short plays is evidence of the remarkable strides made as numerous playwrights have come to grips with the problems and potential involved with this genre. The essence of the collection is its sheer variety. The subject matter ranges from the horrors of a political prison camp to the comic tribulations of furtive lovers trapped in a minefield, from historical fable to the world of official bureaucracy, while dramatic treatments range from the conventional to the highly experimental, some using surreal techniques—now disturbing, now hilariously amusing. Many of the plays use humor or pungent satire to address distinctively Arab issues and problems, whether these have their source outside or inside the Arab world itself. The collection gives a valuable insight into a fast-changing and increasingly distinctive area of modern Arabic literature. Featured authors and plays: Yusuf al-'Ani -- Where the Power Lies Fateh Azzam and others -- Ansar Samia Qazmouz Bakri -- The Alley Mahmoud Diyab -- Men Have Heads Ahmad Ibrahim al-Fagih -- The Singing of the Stars Alfred Farag -- The Person Tawfiq al-Hakim -- Boss Kanduz’s Apartment Building Tawfiq al-Hakim -- War and Peace Jamal Abu Hamdan -- Actress J’s Burial Night Walid Ikhlasi -- Pleasure Club 21 Riad Ismat -- Was Dinner Good, Dear Sister? Raymond Jbarra -- The Traveler Sultan Ben Muhammad al-Qasimi -- The Return of Hulegu 'Ali Salim -- The Coffee Bar Mamduh Udwan -- The Mask Mamduh Udwan -- Reflections of a Garbage Collector Sa'd al-Din Wahba -- The Height of Wisdom Sa'dallah Wannus -- The Glass Café Sa'dallah Wannus -- The King's Elephant

Modern Arabic Drama

Author : Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253209733
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Modern Arabic Drama written by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1995-12-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translations of 12 Arabic plays written and produced during the past thirty years.

The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction

Author : Denys Johnson-Davies
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307481484
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction written by Denys Johnson-Davies and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dazzling anthology features the work of seventy-nine outstanding writers from all over the Arab-speaking world, from Morocco in the west to Iraq in the east, Syria in the north to Sudan in the south. Edited by Denys Johnson-Davies, called by Edward Said “the leading Arabic-to-English translator of our time,” this treasury of Arab voices is diverse in styles and concerns, but united by a common language. It spans the full history of modern Arabic literature, from its roots in western cultural influence at the end of the nineteenth century to the present-day flowering of Naguib Mahfouz’s literary sons and daughters. Among the Egyptian writers who laid the foundation for the Arabic literary renaissance are the great Tawfik al-Hakim; the short story pioneer Mahmoud Teymour; and Yusuf Idris, who embraced Egypt’s vibrant spoken vernacular. An excerpt from the Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih’s novel Season of Migration to the North, one of the Arab world’s finest, appears alongside the Libyan writer Ibrahim al-Koni’s tales of the Tuaregs of North Africa, the Iraqi writer Mohamed Khudayir’s masterly story “Clocks Like Horses,” and the work of such women writers as Lebanon’s Hanan al-Shaykh and Morocco’s Leila Abouzeid.

Classical Arabic Stories

Author : Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231149239
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Classical Arabic Stories written by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world and speaks to the urbanization of the Arab domain after Islam. It reflects the bustling life of Muslim Arabs and Islamized Persians and the sure stamp of an urbanity that had settled very staunchly after big conquests. Reading these texts today illuminates the wide spectrum of early Arab life and the influences and innovations that flourished so vibrantly in medieval Arab society. Classical Arabic Stories selects from an impressive corpus, including excerpts from seven seminal works: Ibn Tufail's novel, Hayy ibn Yaqzan; Kalila wa Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa; The Misers by al-Jahiz; The Brethren of Purity's The Protest of Animals Against Man; Al-Maqamat (The Assemblies) by al-Hamadhani and al-Hariri; Epistle of Forgiveness by al-Ma'arri; and the epic romance, Sayf Bin Dhi Yazan. Organized thematically, the volume begins with pre-Islamic tales, stories of rulers and other notables, and thrilling narratives of danger and warfare. It follows with tales of love, religion, comedy, and the strange and the supernatural.

Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300-1900

Author : Li Guo
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004436154
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300-1900 written by Li Guo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook aims at a history of Arabic shadow theatre from the earliest sightings in the tenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. At the core is an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of this rich and still living tradition.

Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry

Author : Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004049208
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (492 download)

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Download or read book Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry written by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1977 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Egyptian One-act Plays

Author : Denys Johnson-Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Egyptian One-act Plays written by Denys Johnson-Davies and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Essential Tawfiq al-Hakim

Author : Denys Johnson-Davies
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 1617971669
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Tawfiq al-Hakim written by Denys Johnson-Davies and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898 to 1989) to the emergence of a modern Arabic literature is second only to that of Naguib Mahfouz. If the latter put the novel among the genres of writing that are now an accepted part of literary production in the Arab world today, Tawfiq al-Hakim is recognized as the undisputed creator of a literature of the theater. In this volume, Tawfiq al-Hakim's fame as a playwright is given prominence. Of the more than seventy plays he wrote, The Sultan's Dilemma, dealing with a historical subject in an appealingly light-hearted manner, is perhaps the best known; it appears in the extended edition of Norton's World Masterpieces and was broadcast on the old Home Service of the BBC. The other full-length play included here, The Tree Climber, is one that reveals al-Hakim's openness to outside influences in this case, the absurdist mode of writing. Of the two one-act plays in this collection, The Donkey Market shows his deftness at turning a traditional folk tale into a hilarious stage comedy. Tawfiq al-Hakim produced several of the earliest examples of the novel in Arabic; included in this volume is an extract from his best known work in that genre, the delightful Diary of a Country Prosecutor, in which he draws on his own experience as a public prosecutor in the Egyptian countryside. Three of the many short stories he published are also included, as well as an extract from The Prison of Life, an autobiography in which Tawfiq al-Hakim writes with commendable frankness about himself. Contents: Introduction by Denys Johnson-Davies, The Sultan's Dilemma (full-length play), The Tree Climber (full-length play), The Donkey Market (one-act play), The Song of Death (one-act play), Diary of a Country Prosecutor (extract from the novel), Miracles for Sale (short story), The Prison of Life (extract from the autobiography), Azrael the Barber (short story), Satan Triumphs (short story).

Arabic Short Stories

Author :
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520089440
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book Arabic Short Stories written by and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994-12-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects twenty-four short stories by Arabic authors such as Bahaa Taher, Alifa Rifaat, and Edward El-Kharrat, which explore such themes as prostitution, adultery, and arranged marriage.

The Arabic Plays of Kahlil Gibran

Author : Kahlil Gibran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692465455
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book The Arabic Plays of Kahlil Gibran written by Kahlil Gibran and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kahlil Gibran is surely one of the most well-known and widely read authors of all time. Here, for the first time, are accurate translations of all seven of Gibran's Arabic plays, making a lasting contribution to the Gibran literature while providing invaluable insights into the setting, philosophy, and teachings of one of the world's greatest authors. Also included is a historical perspective and some of Gibran's original yet virtually unknown art.

Iraq's Modern Arabic Literature

Author : Salih J. Altoma
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810877066
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Iraq's Modern Arabic Literature written by Salih J. Altoma and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering 60 years of materials, this bibliography cites translations, studies, and other writings, which represent Iraq's national literature, including recent works of numerous Iraqi writers living in Western exile. The volume serves as a guide to three interrelated data: o Translations that have appeared since 1950, as books or as individual items (poems, short stories, novel extracts, plays, diaries) in print-and non-print publications in Iraq and other Arab and English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. o Relevant studies and other secondary sources including selected reviews and author interviews, which cover Iraqi literature and writers. o The scope of displacement or dispersion of Iraqi writers, artists, and other intellectuals who have been uprooted and are now living in exile in Arab or other Western countries. By drawing attention to a largely overlooked but relevant and extensive literature accessible in English, this first of its kind book will serve as an invaluable guide to students of contemporary Iraq, modern Arabic literature, and other fields such as women's studies, postcolonial studies, third world literature, American-Arab/Muslim Relations, and Diaspora studies.

Modern Arabic Short Stories

Author : Ronak Husni
Publisher : Saqi
ISBN 13 : 0863568866
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (635 download)

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Download or read book Modern Arabic Short Stories written by Ronak Husni and published by Saqi. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories collected here are by leading authors of the short story form in the Middle East today. In addition to works by writers already wellknown in the West, such as Idwar al-Kharrat, Fu'ad al-Takarli and Nobel Prize winner Najib Mahfuz, the collection includes stories by key authors whose fame has hitherto been restricted to the Middle East. This bilingual reader is ideal for students of Arabic as well as lovers of literature who wish to broaden their appreciation of the work of Middle Eastern writers. The collection features stories in the original Arabic, accompanied by an English translation and a brief author biography, as well as a discussion of context and background. Each story is followed by a glossary and discussion of problematic language points. 'Recommended' CHOICE

Alfred Farag and Egyptian Theater

Author : Dina A. Amin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Alfred Farag and Egyptian Theater written by Dina A. Amin and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-27 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of Egyptian theater’s leading contempo-rary playwrights, Alfred Farag has had a profound influence on shaping Arabic drama and Egyptian cultural politics during the past five decades. His plays interrogate the human condition, exposing the struggles of nonheroic individuals faced with political, social, and economic abuse. Farag’s dramatic themes, his tireless campaign to democratize the theater, and his encouragement of cultural awareness in the remote and rural regions of Egypt as well as the cities led to his battles with censorship, imprisonment, and exile. This remarkable writer’s indomitable spirit is clearly displayed by spending significant time while imprisoned writing plays for performances by his fellow prisoners. In the first book-length examination of his work in English, Dina Amin chronicles Farag’s career and offers a critical perspective on his creative output and the condition of Egyptian theater in the 1970s through the 1990s. Farag is best known for the folkloric and neorealist plays he produced during the sixties, but critics have consistently overlooked the immense body of work produced in the thirty years that followed. Filling that gap, Amin offers an account of the sophisticated development of his later work, revealing his bold experimentation and successful embrace of modernist, absurdist, and postmodern styles. With fresh insight, Amin contextualizes these works within Farag’s own creative history and the larger history of Arabic theater. This critical text includes four complete short plays and a monologue translated for the first time into En-glish and will bring a much-deserved wider audience to the work of this extraordinary dramatist.

Poetics, Politics and Protest in Arab Theatre

Author : Masʻūd Ḥamdān
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Poetics, Politics and Protest in Arab Theatre written by Masʻūd Ḥamdān and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing from a socio-historical point of view, the author surveys and discusses the popular theatrical phenomena in the Arab world from the Hellenic period to the beginning of the 21st century. He notes the Eastern carnivalesque folk sources and the tendency toward comedy rather than tragedy.

Shakespeare and the Arab World

Author : Katherine Hennessey
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1789202604
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare and the Arab World written by Katherine Hennessey and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a variety of perspectives on the history and role of Arab Shakespeare translation, production, adaptation and criticism, this volume explores both international and locally focused Arab/ic appropriations of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. In addition to Egyptian and Palestinian theatre, the contributors to this collection examine everything from an Omani performance in Qatar and an Upper Egyptian television series to the origin of the sonnets to an English-language novel about the Lebanese civil war. Addressing materials produced in several languages from literary Arabic (fuṣḥā) and Egyptian colloquial Arabic (‘ammiyya) to Swedish and French, these scholars and translators vary in discipline and origin, and together exhibit the diversity and vibrancy of this field.

The American Granddaughter

Author : Inaam Kachachi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1623710812
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book The American Granddaughter written by Inaam Kachachi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We let ourselves be won over by this novel that describes with such faithfulness and emotion the tearing apart of a country and a woman forever caught between two shores." ‚ÄîLe Monde "Full of poetry and freshness‚Ä¶" ‚ÄîGuide de la rentree litteraire, Lire/Virgin WINNER OF FRANCE’S THE LAGARDERE PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF ARABIC FICTIONRAISES IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND PATRIOTISM In her award-winning novel, Inaam Kachachi portrays the dual tragedy of her native land: America’s failure and the humiliation of Iraq. The American Granddaughter depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young Iraqi-American woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds itself under foreign occupation. At the beginning of America’s occupation of Iraq, Zeina returns to her war-torn homeland as an interpreter for the US Army. Her formidable grandmother—the only family member that Zeina believes she has in Iraq—gravely disapproves of her granddaughter’s actions. Then Zeina meets Haider and Muhaymin, two “brothers” she knows nothing of, and falls deeply in love with Muhaymin, a militant in the Al Mehdi Army. These experiences force her to question all her values.

The Bleeding of the Stone

Author : Ibrahim al-Koni
Publisher : Interlink Books
ISBN 13 : 1623710766
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book The Bleeding of the Stone written by Ibrahim al-Koni and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moufflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to survive in the remote mountain desert of southern Libya. Only Asouf, a lone bedouin who cherishes the desert and identifies with its creatures, knows exactly where it is to be found. Now he and the moufflon together come under threat from hunters who have already slaughtered the once numerous desert gazelles. The novel combines pertinent ecological issues with a moving portrayal of traditional desert life and of the power of the human spirit to resist.