Sonallah Ibrahim Rebel with a Pen |
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| Author:
| Starkey, Paul |
| Series title: | Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7486-4132-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $167.99 |
Book Description:
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This volume is designed as an introduction to the contemporary Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim, one of the most important Arabic novelists of the modern era. The first study in any language devoted exclusively to Sonallah Ibrahim, the volume discusses each of the author's novels individually, beginning with the seminal Tilka al-ra'iha [That Smell] (1966) and ending with al-Jalid [Ice] (2011). Each work is discussed in its social, historical and political context, and the volume...
More DescriptionThis volume is designed as an introduction to the contemporary Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim, one of the most important Arabic novelists of the modern era. The first study in any language devoted exclusively to Sonallah Ibrahim, the volume discusses each of the author's novels individually, beginning with the seminal Tilka al-ra'iha [That Smell] (1966) and ending with al-Jalid [Ice] (2011). Each work is discussed in its social, historical and political context, and the volume concludes with an attempt at an overall evaluation of the author's contribution to the contemporary Egyptian novel.