Modern Arabic Short Stories

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A Reader of Modern Arabic Short Stories -
Biligual, English & Arabic, New,
*[A5] Paperback - 216 pages,
Edited by Sabry Hafez & Catherine Cobham,
Published by Saqi Books.
~~RRP : £14.99~~

Description :

This reader consists of the full Arabic texts of eleven short stories by established Egyptian, Iraqi, Syrian and Jordanian writers. The earliest story, written in 1929, is by the Egyptian Mahmūd Tāhir Lāshīn; and the most recent, written in 1972, is by the Iraqi writer, Fu’ād Al-Takarlī. Each story is supplemented by an introduction, with biographical information about the author, placing him in his literary context; a description of the contents; and a brief analysis of the story itself, in English.

Ideal for students of Arabic language and literature, the aim of this collection is to encourage a literary appreciation of modern Arabic texts and an understanding of some of the cultural conflicts reflected in the writings. Writers included are Ghālib Halasā, Yahyā Haqqī, Yūsuf Idrīs, Idwār El Kharrāṭ and Zakariyya Tāmir.

Reviews :

‘Excellent … the analytical introductions to each story are not only accurate
but full of critical insight.’_{---Roger Allen,}_{Journal of Semitic Studies, Oxford Journals}.

        'The editors have succeeded in assembling a varied selection of stories set in
         widely differing milieux and treating a considerable number of themes - [this
         volume] will no doubt prove a stimulus to further serious literary study in
         modern Arabic.' _{---Die Welt Des Islams (The World of Islam)}.

Table of Contents :

---Preface,

---[1]. Shams Saghira by Zakariyya Tamir,
---[2]. Al-Khutuba by Baha Tahir,
---[3]. Al-Qayz by Yusuf al-Sharuni,
---[4]. Al-Bash'a by Ghalib Halasa,
---[5]. Fi'l-Qarya by Mahmud al-Badawi,
---[6]. Al-Tannur by Fu'ad al-Takarli,
---[7]. Bayt min Lahm by Yusuf Idris,
---[8]. Hadith al-Qarya by Mahmud Tahir Lashin,
---[9]. Imra'a Miskina by Yahya Haqqi,
---[10]. Hikayat Hawla Hadith Saghir by 'Abd al-Hakim Qasim,
---[11]. Jurh Maftuh by Idwar al-Kharrat.