The Essential Yusuf Idris

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Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9789774162428
Total Pages : 290 pages
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Download or read book The Essential Yusuf Idris written by Yūsuf Idrīs and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yusuf Idris (1927-91), who belonged to the same generation of pioneering Egyptian writers as Naguib Mahfouz and Tawfiq al-Hakim, is widely celebrated as the father of the Arabic short story. He studied and practiced medicine, but his interests were in politics and the support of the nationalist struggle, and in writing--and his writing, whether in his regular newspaper columns or in his fiction, often reflected his political convictions. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature more than once, and when the prize went to Naguib Mahfouz in 1988, Idris felt that he had been passed over because of his outspoken views on Israel. In all, Yusuf Idris wrote some twelve collections of superbly crafted short stories, mainly about ordinary, poor people, many of which have been translated into English and are included, along with an extract from one of his novels, in this collection of the best of his work.

The Short Stories of Yūsuf Idrīs

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Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Download or read book The Short Stories of Yūsuf Idrīs written by P. M. Kurpershoek and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1981 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cheapest Nights, and Other Stories

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Publisher : Three Continents
ISBN 13 : 9780894106668
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book The Cheapest Nights, and Other Stories written by Yūsuf Idrīs and published by Three Continents. This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Egypt's foremost writers, the acknowledged genius of the modern Arabic short story. Encompassing works from every stage of his career, this is the first collection of his stories to appear in English.

The Cheapest Nights

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525505768
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Cheapest Nights written by Yusuf Idris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the "genius of the short story," a collection illuminating the lives of the Egyptian lower class by one of the most important and innovative voices of Egyptian literature A Penguin Classic One of Egypt's most acclaimed and well-known authors, Yusuf Idris is heralded as a "renovator and genius of the short story" whose signature stylistic device--the combination of literary and colloquial language à la Huckleberry Finn--transformed Arabic literature. The Cheapest Nights is a collection of some of his most important works, the title story of which follows a man who, unable to sleep, angrily meditates on the state of his life and the extreme poverty in which he finds himself. With compassion, astute observational skills, and biting humor, Idris explores the fraught lives of the Egyptian working class, all the while turning a critical eye on the power structures that oppress them. His collection of short stories, with a foreword by author Ezzedine C. Fishere, is a piercing exploration of power and religion, love and death.

In the Eye of the Beholder

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Publisher : Bibliotheca Islamic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book In the Eye of the Beholder written by Yūsuf Idrīs and published by Bibliotheca Islamic. This book was released on 1978 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

City of Love and Ashes

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Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 1617972045
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book City of Love and Ashes written by Yusuf Idris and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic novel from one of the great contemporary writers of Egypt and the Middle East Cairo, January 1952. Egypt is at a critical point in its modern history, struggling to throw off the yoke of the seventy-year British occupation and its corrupt royalist allies. Hamza is a committed young radical, his goal to build a secret armed brigade to fight for freedom, independence, and national self-esteem. Fawziya is a woman with a mission too, keen to support the cause. Among the ashes of the city love may grow, but at a time of national struggle what place do personal feelings have beside the greater love for a shackled homeland? In this finely crafted novel, Yusuf Idris, best known as the master of the Arabic short story, brings to life not only some of the most human characters in modern Arabic fiction but the soul of Cairo itself and the soul of a national consciousness focused on liberation.

The Short Stories of Yūsuf Idrīs

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004663010
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Short Stories of Yūsuf Idrīs written by Kurpershoek and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sinners

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Publisher : Three Continents
ISBN 13 : 9780894103940
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Sinners written by Yūsuf Idrīs and published by Three Continents. This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cheapest Nights, and Other Stories

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Publisher : Three Continents
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
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Download or read book The Cheapest Nights, and Other Stories written by Yūsuf Idrīs and published by Three Continents. This book was released on 1989 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rings of Burnished Brass

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Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
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Download or read book Rings of Burnished Brass written by Yūsuf Idrīs and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1984 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction

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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.

Tales of Encounter

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Publisher : Modern Arabic Literature (Pape
ISBN 13 : 9789774165627
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Encounter written by Yūsuf Idrīs and published by Modern Arabic Literature (Pape. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first two novellas in this volume, Madam Vienna and The Secret of His Power, come from the peak period in Idris' career, the late 1950s and early 1960s, while New York 80 belongs to his late period, the 1980s. They all deal with a seminal theme in Arabic fiction: the East-West encounter, often treated allegorically by Arab writers through a love story between an Arab man and a Western woman who stand for their respective cultures.

Critical Perspectives on Yusuf Idris

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Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780894106712
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book Critical Perspectives on Yusuf Idris written by Roger Allen and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Reader of Modern Arabic Short Stories

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
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Download or read book A Reader of Modern Arabic Short Stories written by Sabry Hafez and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a key study text for students of Arabic language and literature.

The Egyptian Assassin

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Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 1617979384
Total Pages : 332 pages
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Download or read book The Egyptian Assassin written by Ezzedine C. Fishere and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lawyer-turned-terrorist is catapulted on a mission traversing Cairo, Sudan, Paris and Afghanistan in this revenge thriller deftly-written by a Middle East political insider A lifetime ago, Fakhreddin had been an idealistic young lawyer, seeking to fight corruption from his modest quarter of Cairo. Then, a botched attempt on his life forced him to flee the country, propelling him on a wild journey that would lead to Afghanistan’s jihadi training camps. He was transformed into a trained killer, and never once lost sight of his goal: revenge. But did he lose sight of the only person that really mattered to him, his son, Omar? At the very core of Fakhreddin’s bold, nail-biting exploits are his broken family, and broken heart, and his search for redemption and a way home.

Modern Arabic Short Stories

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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

Modern Arabic Fiction

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231132541
Total Pages : 1096 pages
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Download or read book Modern Arabic Fiction written by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to the personal and historical experiences of modern Arabs. This anthology offers a rich and diverse selection of works from more than one hundred and forty prominent Arab writers of fiction. The collection reflects Arab writers' formal inventiveness as well as their intense exploration of various dimensions of modern Arab life, including the impact of modernity, the rise of the oil economy, political authoritarianism, corruption, religion, poverty, and the Palestinian experience in modern times. Salma Khadra Jayyusi, a renowned scholar of Arabic literature, has included short stories and excerpts from novels from authors in every Arab country. Modern Arabic Fiction contains writings stretching from the pioneering work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz and the stories of contemporary Arab writers. In addition to familiar names such as Mahfouz, the anthology presents excerpts from writers well known in the Arab world but just beginning to find an audience in the West, including early twentieth century Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, whose historical epics were eye-openers for generations of Arab readers to the achievements of medieval Islamic civilization; Yusuf Idris's complex and brilliant portrait of Egypt's poor; 'Abd al-Rahman Muneef's searing exploration of the ecological and social impact of oil production; Palestinian writer Jabra Ibrahim Jabra's sophisticated description of the dilemma's of modern Arab intellectuals; and Jamal al-Ghitani's impressive employment of mythical time and the continuity of the past in the present. Jayyusi provides biographical information on the writers as well as a substantial and illuminating introduction to the development of modern Arabic fictional genres that considers the central thematic and aesthetic concerns of Arab short story writers and novelists.