Description: Further DetailsTitle: What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told UsCondition: NewSubtitle: Or, A Period of TimeISBN-10: 1479840912EAN: 9781479840915ISBN: 9781479840915Publisher: New York University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/10/2018Description: Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British ruleWhat ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us is a masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī, this highly original work was first introduced in serialized form in his family’s pioneering newspaper Miṣbāḥ al-Sharq (Light of the East) and later published in book form in 1907. Widely hailed for its erudition and mordant wit, What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us was embraced by Egypt’s burgeoning reading public and soon became required reading for generations of school students.Bridging classical genres and modern Arabic fiction, What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us is divided into two parts. Sarcastic in tone and critical in outlook, the first part of the book relates the excursions of its narrator, ʿĪsā ibn Hishām, and his companion, the Pasha, through a rapidly westernizing Cairo and provides vivid commentary on a society negotiating—however imperfectly—the clash between traditional norms and imported cultural values. The second half takes the narrator to Paris to visit the Exposition Universelle of 1900, where al-Muwaylihi casts a critical eye on European society, modernity, and the role of Western imperialism as it ripples across the globe.Paving the way for the modern Arabic novel, What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us is invaluable both for its insight into colonial Egypt and its pioneering role in Arabic literary history.An English-only edition.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 726gAuthor: Muḥammad al-MuwayliḥīTranslator: Roger AllenContributor: Maria Golia (Foreword by), Roger Allen (Translated by)Genre: Literary CriticismBook Series: Library of Arabic LiteratureTopic: HistoryRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us
Title: What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us
Subtitle: Or, A Period of Time
ISBN-10: 1479840912
EAN: 9781479840915
ISBN: 9781479840915
Release Date: 04/10/2018
Release Year: 2018
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Roger Allen
Contributor: Roger Allen (Translated by)
Series: Library of Arabic Literature
Book Title: What ʿĪSā Ibn HishāM Told Us : Or, a Period of Time
Number of Pages: 524 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Topic: Middle Eastern, Middle East / General, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Item Height: 1.7 in
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 25.6 Oz
Author: MuḥAmmad Al-Muwayliḥī
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Book Series: Library of Arabic Literature Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
