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Monarch of the Square: An Anthology of Muhammad Zafzaf's Short Stories (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Muhammad Zafzf
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Paperback. Translator(s): Sryfi, Mbarek; Allen, Roger. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
A master of the short story form, Muhammad Zafzāf is one of Morocco’s greatest narrative writers. This anthology, the first collection of his work translated into English, is a tribute to the remarkable influence he exerted on an entire generation of Moroccan storytellers.
Zafzāf’s stories are set within a variety of contexts, each portraying a slice of life, a simple struggle for survival in a challenging world that is changing at a rapid pace. Narrative time is reduced to a single glimpse in these stories, full of irony, sarcasm, and sympathy. He covers all aspects of Moroccan life, from ... Read more
A master of the short story form, Muhammad Zafzāf is one of Morocco’s greatest narrative writers. This anthology, the first collection of his work translated into English, is a tribute to the remarkable influence he exerted on an entire generation of Moroccan storytellers.
Zafzāf’s stories are set within a variety of contexts, each portraying a slice of life, a simple struggle for survival in a challenging world that is changing at a rapid pace. Narrative time is reduced to a single glimpse in these stories, full of irony, sarcasm, and sympathy. He covers all aspects of Moroccan life, from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Literature in Translation
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633693
SKU
V9780815633693
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About Muhammad Zafzf
Muhammad Zafz?f (1945-2001) was one of the most prominent writers of the Maghreb. The author of dozens of novels and short stories, Zafz?f was celebrated for his innovative, modernist, and aesthetic literature rooted in the detailed daily anxieties of the ordinary Moroccan. Mbarek Sryfi is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and an adjunct assistant professor at Mercer ... Read more
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