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Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British rule
What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is a masterpiece of early
twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist
Muhammad al-Muwaylihi, this highly original work was first
introduced in serialized form in his family's pioneering newspaper
Misbah al-Sharq (Light of the East) and later published in book
form in 1907. Widely hailed for its erudition and mordant wit, What
'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us was embraced by Egypt's burgeoning reading
public and soon became required reading for generations of school
students. Bridging classical genres and modern Arabic fiction, What
'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is divided into two parts. Sarcastic in
tone and critical in outlook, the first part of the book relates
the excursions of its narrator, 'Isa ibn Hisham, and his companion,
the Pasha, through a rapidly westernizing Cairo and provides vivid
commentary on a society negotiating-however imperfectly-the clash
between traditional norms and imported cultural values. The second
half takes the narrator to Paris to visit the Exposition
Universelle of 1900, where al-Muwaylihi casts a critical eye on
European society, modernity, and the role of Western imperialism as
it ripples across the globe. Paving the way for the modern Arabic
novel, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is invaluable both for its
insight into colonial Egypt and its pioneering role in Arabic
literary history. An English-only edition.
With What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature
brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early
twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist
Muhammad al-Muwaylihi, this exceptional title was first introduced
in serialized form in his family's pioneering newspaper Misbah
al-Sharq (Light of the East), on which this edition is based, and
later published in book form in 1907. Widely hailed for its
erudition and its mordant wit, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us was
embraced by Egypt's burgeoning reading public and soon became
required reading for generations of Egyptian school students.
Bridging classical genres and the emerging tradition of modern
Arabic fiction, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is divided into two
parts, the second of which was only added to the text with the
fourth edition of 1927. Sarcastic in tone and critical in outlook,
the book relates the excursions of its narrator 'Isa ibn Hisham and
his companion, the Pasha, through a rapidly Westernized Cairo at
the height of British occupation, providing vivid commentary of a
society negotiating-however imperfectly-the clash of imported
cultural values and traditional norms of conduct, law, and
education. The "Second Journey" takes the narrator to Paris to
visit the Exposition Universelle of 1900, where al-Muwaylihi casts
the same relentlessly critical eye on European society, modernity,
and the role of Western imperialism as it ripples across the globe.
Paving the way for the modern Arabic novel, What 'Isa ibn Hisham
Told Us is invaluable both for its sociological insight into
colonial Egypt and its pioneering role in Arabic literary history.
A bilingual Arabic-English edition.
With What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature
brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early
twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist
Muhammad al-Muwaylihi, this exceptional title was first introduced
in serialized form in his family's pioneering newspaper Misbah
al-Sharq (Light of the East), on which this edition is based, and
later published in book form in 1907. Widely hailed for its
erudition and its mordant wit, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us was
embraced by Egypt's burgeoning reading public and soon became
required reading for generations of Egyptian school students.
Bridging classical genres and the emerging tradition of modern
Arabic fiction, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is divided into two
parts, the second of which was only added to the text with the
fourth edition of 1927. Sarcastic in tone and critical in outlook,
the book relates the excursions of its narrator 'Isa ibn Hisham and
his companion, the Pasha, through a rapidly Westernized Cairo at
the height of British occupation, providing vivid commentary of a
society negotiating-however imperfectly-the clash of imported
cultural values and traditional norms of conduct, law, and
education. The "Second Journey" takes the narrator to Paris to
visit the Exposition Universelle of 1900, where al-Muwaylihi casts
the same relentlessly critical eye on European society, modernity,
and the role of Western imperialism as it ripples across the globe.
Paving the way for the modern Arabic novel, What 'Isa ibn Hisham
Told Us is invaluable both for its sociological insight into
colonial Egypt and its pioneering role in Arabic literary history.
A bilingual Arabic-English edition.
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