Arabic Short Stories (Paperback)

An alleyway of Tangier as seen through the eyes of a prostitute, the price paid by a sophisticated Cairene philanderer for his infatuation with a young bedouin girl, the callous treatment a young wife receives from the man to whom she has been married. These are some of the themes of the twenty-four stories in this volume, each by a different author and rendered into English by one of the finest translators of Arabic fiction. Among the authors represented are Edward El-Kharrat, Bahaa Taher, Alifa Rifaat, and Ghassan Kanafani. Through the eyes of insiders, these stories show us the intimate texture of life throughout the diverse countries and cultures of the Arabic world.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Literature of the Middle East
Release date:	December 1994
First published:	December 1994
Introduction by:	Roger Allen
Translators:	Denys Johnson-Davies
Dimensions:	222 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	173
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-08944-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-520-08944-8
Barcode:	9780520089440

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