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Features twelve stories by contemporary masters from Morocco to Iraq. The twelve stories collected here in this work are by leading authors of the short story form in the Middle East. It is intended for students of Arabic as well as lovers of literature who wish to broaden their appreciation of the work of Middle Eastern writers.

Table of Contents
Introduction 7Note on Transliteration 11Abbreviations 12Izz al-Din al-Madani 13The Tale of the Lamp 15Zakariyya Tamir 41A Lonely Woman 43Muhammad al-Zafzaf 56The Sacred Tree 58Ibrahim al-Faqih 70Excerpt from The Book of The Dead 72Najib Mahfuz 104Qismati and Nasibi 107Hanan al-Shaykh 144Yasmine's Picture 147Muhammad Shukri 162The Night and the Sea 164Idwar al-Kharrat 178At the Theatre 180Salwa Bakr 198Ancestral Hair 200Fu'ad al-Takarli 220A Hidden Treasure 222Layla al-Uthman 247Night of Torment 248Yusuf Idris 265A Tray from Heaven 267Bibliography 295

Modern Arabic Short Stories

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    A Paperback / softback by Daniel L. Newman, Ronak Husni

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      Publisher: Saqi Books
      Publication Date: 01/05/2008
      ISBN13: 9780863564369, 978-0863564369
      ISBN10: 0863564364

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Features twelve stories by contemporary masters from Morocco to Iraq. The twelve stories collected here in this work are by leading authors of the short story form in the Middle East. It is intended for students of Arabic as well as lovers of literature who wish to broaden their appreciation of the work of Middle Eastern writers.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 7Note on Transliteration 11Abbreviations 12Izz al-Din al-Madani 13The Tale of the Lamp 15Zakariyya Tamir 41A Lonely Woman 43Muhammad al-Zafzaf 56The Sacred Tree 58Ibrahim al-Faqih 70Excerpt from The Book of The Dead 72Najib Mahfuz 104Qismati and Nasibi 107Hanan al-Shaykh 144Yasmine's Picture 147Muhammad Shukri 162The Night and the Sea 164Idwar al-Kharrat 178At the Theatre 180Salwa Bakr 198Ancestral Hair 200Fu'ad al-Takarli 220A Hidden Treasure 222Layla al-Uthman 247Night of Torment 248Yusuf Idris 265A Tray from Heaven 267Bibliography 295

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