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A?Mad Faris Al-Shidyaq - Leg Over Leg: Volume Three (Library of Arabic Literature) - 9781479842247 - V9781479842247
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Leg Over Leg: Volume Three (Library of Arabic Literature)

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Description for Leg Over Leg: Volume Three (Library of Arabic Literature) Hardcover. Recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of 'the Fariyaq,' alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world. This book celebrates the genius and beauty of the classical Arabic language. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686.

Finalist for the 2016 National Translation Award given by the American Literary Translators' Association

The life, birth, and early years of 'the Fariyaq'—the alter ego of the Arab intellectual Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq

Leg over Leg recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of ‘the Fariyaq,’ alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world. The always edifying and often hilarious adventures of the Fariyaq, as he moves from his native Lebanon to Egypt, Malta, Tunis, England and France, provide the author with grist for ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Library of Arabic Literature
Condition
New
Series
Library of Arabic Literature
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479842247
SKU
V9781479842247
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About A?Mad Faris Al-Shidyaq
Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq (Author) Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq (1805 or 1806-1887) was a foundational figure in modern Arabic literature. Born to a prominent Maronite family in Lebanon, al-Shidyāq was a pioneering publisher, poet, essayist, lexicographer and translator. Known as ""the father of Arabic journalism,"" al-Shidyāq played a major role in reviving and modernizing the Arabic language. Humphrey ... Read more

Reviews for Leg Over Leg: Volume Three (Library of Arabic Literature)
Al-Shidyaq, born in Lebanon in the early years of the nineteenth century, was a Zelig of the Arabic literary world, and his Leg Over Leg is a bawdy, hilarious, epically word-obsessed, and unclassifiable book, which has never been translated into English before
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The heroic achievement of award-winning translator Humphrey Davies marks the first ever English translation of ... Read more

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