Johnson-Davies, Denys compiler. text short story Fiction. Translations. enk London Oxford University Press 1967 monographic eng ara

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xi, 194 pages ; 23 cm 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. 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. selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. Also issued online. ma----- Short stories, Arabic Translations into English Arab countries Social life and customs Fiction Manners and customs Short stories, Arabic Arab countries Arab countries Social life and customs Fiction Short stories, Arabic Translations into English PJ7694.E8 J6 PJ7694.E8 M63 1967 892.7301 6,23 London: Oxford University Press, 1967 (OCoLC)577611505 67087750 DLC 731001 20151110141823.0 ocm00956116 eng