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The first English-language translation of a controversial Egyptian writer

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"Written in 1977 and 1981, the novellas translated in this volume form a compelling unity and testify to the creativeness and vitality of contemporary Arab fiction." -Choice "[T]here's more than Mahfouz in modern Egyptian fiction, and it's good to have Qasim's work among us." -Kirkus Reviews

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Introduction Samia Mehrez 1. Al-Mahdi 2. Good News from the Afterlife

Rites of Assent: Two Novellas

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      Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/06/1995
      ISBN13: 9781566393546, 978-1566393546
      ISBN10: 156639354X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first English-language translation of a controversial Egyptian writer

      Trade Review
      "Written in 1977 and 1981, the novellas translated in this volume form a compelling unity and testify to the creativeness and vitality of contemporary Arab fiction." -Choice "[T]here's more than Mahfouz in modern Egyptian fiction, and it's good to have Qasim's work among us." -Kirkus Reviews

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Samia Mehrez 1. Al-Mahdi 2. Good News from the Afterlife

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