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Tablet & Pen
Reza Aslan (Ed.)
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Description for Tablet & Pen
Hardcover. A Words Without Borders Anthology "Remarkable .. a triumph .. connects us at the level of our humanity, no matter where we may be from."-Los Angeles Times Editor(s): Aslan, Reza. Series: Words without Borders. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1078.
The countries that stretch along the broad horizons of the Middle East—from Morocco to Iran, from Turkey to Pakistan—boast different cultures, different languages, and different religions. Yet the literary landscape of this dynamic part of the world has been bound together not by borders and nationalities, but by a common experience of Western imperialism. Keenly aware of the collected scars left by a legacy of colonial rule, the acclaimed writer Reza Aslan, with a team of four regional editors and seventy-seven translators, cogently demonstrates with Tablet and Pen how literature can, in fact, be used to form identity and serve ... Read more
The countries that stretch along the broad horizons of the Middle East—from Morocco to Iran, from Turkey to Pakistan—boast different cultures, different languages, and different religions. Yet the literary landscape of this dynamic part of the world has been bound together not by borders and nationalities, but by a common experience of Western imperialism. Keenly aware of the collected scars left by a legacy of colonial rule, the acclaimed writer Reza Aslan, with a team of four regional editors and seventy-seven translators, cogently demonstrates with Tablet and Pen how literature can, in fact, be used to form identity and serve ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Series
Words without Borders
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393065855
SKU
V9780393065855
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About Reza Aslan (Ed.)
Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed writer, producer, and scholar of religions. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Zealot, and editor of Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Reviews for Tablet & Pen
"Starred Review. An impressive success that spans vast regions of time and territory, this is that rare anthology: cohesive, affecting and informing."
Publishers Weekly "An entire course could easily be built around this one book—yet highly recommended for general readers as well."
Library Journal "Provocative and illuminating . . . a literary banquet with so many astonishing dishes ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "An entire course could easily be built around this one book—yet highly recommended for general readers as well."
Library Journal "Provocative and illuminating . . . a literary banquet with so many astonishing dishes ... Read more