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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813080803321

Titolo

Libyan stories : twelve short stories from Libya / / edited by Ahmed Fagih

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-17755-8

1-283-71074-9

0-203-03931-9

1-136-17748-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FaqihAhmad Ibrahim

Disciplina

892.7/3010806

Soggetti

Short stories, Arabic - Libya

Arabic fiction - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 2000 by Kegan Paul International"--T.p. verso.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Libyan Stories; Copyright Page; Contents; Background Notes on Modern Libyan Literature: Ahmed Fagih; The Oil and the Dates: Abdullah Algwiri; Crying: Kamelel Maghor; An Extract from Mussolini's Nail: Ali M Almisrati; Screams in our Village: Bashir al Hashmi; Dignity: Khalifa Takbali; Come Let Me Whisper in Your Ear: Sayed Gaddaf-Addam; The Road: Yousif Al Sharif; She and the Dogs: Ibrahim el Kouni; Signatures on Flesh: K H Mustafa; The Choice: M El Shwihdi; The Mission: Yusef Guwairi; TheLast Station: Ahmed Ibrahim al Fagih

Sommario/riassunto

Ahmed Fagih compiles thirteen of the short stories he edited during the seventies and eighties, all published in London in a magazine called Azure. Penned by prominent Libyan writers, these stories shed light on the human experience, especially the experience of those people who inhabit the eastern world. Featuring the work of Abdullah Algwiri, Kamel el Maghor, Ali M. Almisrati, Bashir al Hashmi, Khalifa Takbali, Sayed Gaddaf-Addam, Yousif Al Sharif, Ibrahim el Kouni, K. H. Mustafa, M. El Shwihdi, Yusef Guwairi, and Ahmed Ibrahim al Fagih himself, the book illustrates a society in great tra