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The Collar and the Bracelet
Yahya Taher Abdullah
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Description for The Collar and the Bracelet
Paperback. A dark novella of village life in southern Egypt Translator(s): Selim, Samah. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Set in the ancient Upper Egyptian village of Karnak against the backdrop of the British campaigns in Sudan, the Second World War, and the war in Palestine, The Collar and the Bracelet is the stunning saga of the Bishari family-a family ripped apart by the violence of history, the dark conduits of human desire, and the rigid social conventions of village life. In a series of masterful narrative circles and repetitions, the novella traces the grim intrigues of Hazina al-Bishari and the inexorable destinies of her son, the exile and notorious bandit Mustafa, her daughter Fahima, tortured by guilt and ... Read more
Set in the ancient Upper Egyptian village of Karnak against the backdrop of the British campaigns in Sudan, the Second World War, and the war in Palestine, The Collar and the Bracelet is the stunning saga of the Bishari family-a family ripped apart by the violence of history, the dark conduits of human desire, and the rigid social conventions of village life. In a series of masterful narrative circles and repetitions, the novella traces the grim intrigues of Hazina al-Bishari and the inexorable destinies of her son, the exile and notorious bandit Mustafa, her daughter Fahima, tortured by guilt and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166280
SKU
V9789774166280
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About Yahya Taher Abdullah
Yahya Taher Abdullah (1938-1981) born in the Upper Egyptian village of Karnak, was a prominent figure in the circle of writers known as the Generation of the Sixties. He was the author of four novellas and five collections of short stories. A collection of his stories, The Mountain of Green Tea, translated by Denys Johnson-Davies, was published by the AUC ... Read more
Reviews for The Collar and the Bracelet
"Samah Selim has been able to catch the Upper Egyptian and folkloric rhythms - and their utterly unromantic yoking to the everyday grimness and intimacy of modern realities - that Abdullah pioneered in his fiction." - Marilyn Booth, 2009 Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize Judge