Description
Book SynopsisTwelve of the best recent Arabic plays in lively English translations.
Trade Review"... extremely valuable." -- Comparative Drama "This essential collection captures the range of exciting new plays from the Arab world." -- Chicago Tribune "... a major contribution to World drama ..." -- Essays in Theatre/Etudes theatrales "A dynamically important asset for the study of theater and drama, modern literature, the Middle East, and comparative literature ... " -- Choice
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction by M. M. Badawi
The Balalin Company of Jerusalem Darkness
'Isam Mahfuz The China Tree
Mamduh 'Udwan That's Life
'Izz al-Din al-Madani The Zanj Revolution
'Abd al-'Aziz al-Srayii' The Bird Has Flown
Sa'dallah Wannus The King Is the King
Walid Ikhlasi The Straight Path
Yusuf al-'Ani The Key
Salah 'Abd al-Sabur Night Traveler
Alfred Farag 'Ali Janah al-Tabrizi and His Servant Quffa
'Ali Salem The Comedy of Oedipus: You've Killed the Beast
Mahmud Diyab Strangers Don't Drink Coffee
Notes on Authors, Translators, and Editors
Arabic Titles of Plays and Authors' Names Transliterated
