Amina, a baker in sultan's palace, awaits her son's return from a voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Said. Said begins to make his way home witnessing British colonial oppression along the way. When Said returns and learns the island's slave population is planning a revolt against sultan's tyrannical rule, he and Amina are drawn in.
Amina, a baker in sultan's palace, awaits her son's return from a voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Said. Said begins to make his way home witnessing British colonial oppression along the way. When Said returns and learns the island's slave population is planning a revolt against sultan's tyrannical rule, he and Amina are drawn in.
Produktdetails
Produktdetails
CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation
Radwa Ashour, a native of Cairo, is Professor of English at Ain Shams University. She has written several well-known novels and short stories, as well as critical works on Arabic literature. Barbara Romaine has taught Arabic for fifteen years and is the translator of another Egyptian novel, Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction Translator’s Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation Siraaj: An Arab Tale Chapter One: Amina and the Sea Chapter Two: The Cares of the Sultan Chapter Three: An Account of What Happened to Saïd Chapter Four: Ammar’s Reminiscences Chapter Five: The Ringdove Chapter Six: The Return of the Wanderer Chapter Seven: Forbidden Coffee Chapter Eight: The Locked Vault Chapter Nine: The Festival Chapter Ten: Saïd’s Dream Chapter Eleven: The Well-Kept Secret Chapter Twelve: The Lamp Glossary Notes
Acknowledgments Introduction Translator’s Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation Siraaj: An Arab Tale Chapter One: Amina and the Sea Chapter Two: The Cares of the Sultan Chapter Three: An Account of What Happened to Saïd Chapter Four: Ammar’s Reminiscences Chapter Five: The Ringdove Chapter Six: The Return of the Wanderer Chapter Seven: Forbidden Coffee Chapter Eight: The Locked Vault Chapter Nine: The Festival Chapter Ten: Saïd’s Dream Chapter Eleven: The Well-Kept Secret Chapter Twelve: The Lamp Glossary Notes
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Internetauftritt der buecher.de internetstores GmbH
Geschäftsführung: Monica Sawhney | Roland Kölbl | Günter Hilger
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Batheyer Straße 115 - 117, 58099 Hagen
Postanschrift: Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg
Amtsgericht Hagen HRB 13257
Steuernummer: 321/5800/1497
USt-IdNr: DE450055826