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3%OFFWalid Ikhlassi - Whatever Happened to Antara? - 9780292702820 - V9780292702820
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Whatever Happened to Antara?

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Description for Whatever Happened to Antara? paperback. Attempts to evoke the individual's struggle for dignity and significance in the Syrian city of Aleppo during the French mandate of the forties and fifties. This book parallels the struggle of the nation for self-definition and provides insights into the civil society of Syria. Translator(s): Sallah, Asmahan; Ellery, Chris. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 204. Weight in Grams: 209.

Walid Ikhlassi evokes the individual's struggle for dignity and significance in the Syrian city of Aleppo during the French mandate of the forties and fifties. His characters' seeking of personal fulfillment parallels the struggle of the nation for self-definition. The changing political and cultural landscape of Syria challenges individuals in their attempts to live lives of integrity, as Ikhlassi provides analytical insights into the civil society of Syria, the axis of his writing.

From the boy Antara who personifies the Arab legend of a half-African slave warrior/hero to everyday middle-aged lovers, Ikhlassi's characters fight colonial oppression and corruption ... Read more

An avowed experimentalist, Ikhlassi portrays the modern human situation through techniques as widely divergent as realism, surrealism, interior monologue, and stream-of-consciousness. Selections of his work have been translated into English, Russian, French, German, Dutch, Armenian, and other languages.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292702820
SKU
V9780292702820
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99-50

About Walid Ikhlassi
Walid Ikhlassi is a Syrian short-story writer, novelist, and award-winning playwright. Asmahan Sallah translates both from Arabic into English and from English into Arabic. Chris Ellery, a former Fulbright scholar to Syria, teaches in the English Department at Angelo State University in Texas.

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