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Qassim Haddad - Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems (Middle East Literature In Translation) - 9780815610373 - V9780815610373
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Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems (Middle East Literature In Translation)

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Description for Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems (Middle East Literature In Translation) Paperback. Translator(s): Verlenden, John; Ghazoul, Ferial. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Winner of the King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies Translation of Arabic Literature Award 2013. Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems brings together in one volume Haddad's seminal work and a considerable selection of poems from his oeuvre, stretching over forty years. The central poem, Chronicles of Majnun Layla, recasts the seventh-century myth into a contemporary, postmodern narrative that revels in the foibles of oral transmission, weaving a small side cast of characters into the fabric of the poem. Haddad portrays Layla as a daring woman aware of her own needs and desires ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Middle East Literature in Translation
Condition
New
Weight
199g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815610373
SKU
V9780815610373
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About Qassim Haddad
Qassim Haddad is a Bahraini poet, notable within the Arab world for his free verse poetry. He has published more than a dozen collections of poetry and works of critical prose, and a memoir. His poems have been translated into several languages including German, English, and French. Ferial Ghazoul is professor of English and comparative literature at ... Read more

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