Modern Arabic short stories /
selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies.
- London : Oxford University Press, 1967.
- xi, 194 pages ; 23 cm
Farahat's republic / Yusuf Idris -- The dead afternoon / Walid Ikhlassi -- The dream / Abdel Salam al-Ujaili -- The death of bed number 12 / Ghassan Kanafani -- Sundown / Shukri Ayyad -- The dying lamp / Fouad Tekerli -- The man and the farm / Yusuf Sharouni -- The lost suitcase / Abdel-Moneim Selim -- The doum tree of Wad Hamid / Taieb Salih -- Mother of the destitute / Yahya Hakki -- The picture / Latifa el-Zayat -- Miracles for sale / Tewfik al-Hakim -- The south wind / Abdel Malik Nouri -- A space ship of tenderness to the moon / Laila Baalabaki -- Zaabalawi / Nagib Mahfouz -- The gramophone / Jabra Ibrahim Jabra -- A house for my children / Mahmoud Diab -- Summer journey / Mahmoud Teymour -- The election bus / Touma al-Khouri -- Summer / Zakaria Tamer.
Modern Arabic Short Stories, selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies, is a selection by contemporary authors from several Arab lands including Egypt, Lebanon. Syria, and Iraq. They represent an interesting phase in the overall continuing resurgence of Arabic literature and give some indication of the way Arab men and women view the modern world.
67087750
B67-10314
004046354 Uk B67-10314 uk GB6-71031 uk b67-10314 uk
Short stories, Arabic--Translations into English.
Manners and customs.
Short stories, Arabic.
Arab countries--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Arab countries.
Arab countries Social life and customs Fiction Short stories, Arabic Translations into English
Fiction.
Translations.
PJ7694.E8 / J6 PJ7694.E8 / M63 1967
892.7301
Farahat's republic / Yusuf Idris -- The dead afternoon / Walid Ikhlassi -- The dream / Abdel Salam al-Ujaili -- The death of bed number 12 / Ghassan Kanafani -- Sundown / Shukri Ayyad -- The dying lamp / Fouad Tekerli -- The man and the farm / Yusuf Sharouni -- The lost suitcase / Abdel-Moneim Selim -- The doum tree of Wad Hamid / Taieb Salih -- Mother of the destitute / Yahya Hakki -- The picture / Latifa el-Zayat -- Miracles for sale / Tewfik al-Hakim -- The south wind / Abdel Malik Nouri -- A space ship of tenderness to the moon / Laila Baalabaki -- Zaabalawi / Nagib Mahfouz -- The gramophone / Jabra Ibrahim Jabra -- A house for my children / Mahmoud Diab -- Summer journey / Mahmoud Teymour -- The election bus / Touma al-Khouri -- Summer / Zakaria Tamer.
Modern Arabic Short Stories, selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies, is a selection by contemporary authors from several Arab lands including Egypt, Lebanon. Syria, and Iraq. They represent an interesting phase in the overall continuing resurgence of Arabic literature and give some indication of the way Arab men and women view the modern world.
67087750
B67-10314
004046354 Uk B67-10314 uk GB6-71031 uk b67-10314 uk
Short stories, Arabic--Translations into English.
Manners and customs.
Short stories, Arabic.
Arab countries--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Arab countries.
Arab countries Social life and customs Fiction Short stories, Arabic Translations into English
Fiction.
Translations.
PJ7694.E8 / J6 PJ7694.E8 / M63 1967
892.7301