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The World Through the Eyes of Angels (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Mahmoud Saeed
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Description for The World Through the Eyes of Angels (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Paperback. A novel that captures the rapture of childhood and the tragedy of lost innocence in an Iraq that has vanished forever, Winner of the King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies Translation of Arabic Literature Award. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Mosul, Iraq, in the 1940s is a teeming, multiethnic city where Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Jews, Aramaeans, Turkmens, Yazidis, and Syriacs mingle in the ancient souks and alleyways. In these crowded streets, among rich and poor, educated and illiterate, pious and unbelieving, a boy is growing up. Burdened with chores from an early age, and afflicted with an older brother who persecutes him with mindless sadism, the child finds happiness only in stolen moments with his beloved older sister and with friends in the streets. Closest to his heart are three girls, encountered by chance: a Muslim, a Christian, and a ... Read more
Mosul, Iraq, in the 1940s is a teeming, multiethnic city where Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Jews, Aramaeans, Turkmens, Yazidis, and Syriacs mingle in the ancient souks and alleyways. In these crowded streets, among rich and poor, educated and illiterate, pious and unbelieving, a boy is growing up. Burdened with chores from an early age, and afflicted with an older brother who persecutes him with mindless sadism, the child finds happiness only in stolen moments with his beloved older sister and with friends in the streets. Closest to his heart are three girls, encountered by chance: a Muslim, a Christian, and a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Literature in Translation
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815609919
SKU
V9780815609919
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About Mahmoud Saeed
Mahmoud Saeed, a prominent Iraqi novelist, has written more than twenty novels and short story collections. Samuel Salter has lived and traveled in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. He has worked as a teacher and a translator. Zahra Jishi is a Lebanese public health practitioner who currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. Rafah Abuinnab teaches Arabic at DePaul University. ... Read more
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