000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
02140cam a2200217 a 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
ISBN |
9780863564369 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
ISBN |
0863564364 |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
892.730108 |
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Modern Arabic short stories : a bilingual reader / |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Number of Pages |
296 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustration |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
This volume contains a collection of twelve stories by contemporary masters from Morocco to Iraq. In addition to works by writers already well-known in the West such as Idwar al-Kharrat, Fuad al-Takarli and Nobel Prize-winning Naguib Mahfouz, key authors whose fame has hitherto been restricted to the Middle East are also included. The collection features stories in both English and Arabic, prefaced by a brief author biography plus notes on context and background. Each story is followed by a glossary and discussion of problematic language points |
520 1# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
"The stories collected here are by leading authors of the short story form in the Middle East today. In addition to works by writers already well known in the West, such as Idwar al-Kharrat, Fu'ad al-Takarli and Nobel Prize winner Najib Mahfuz, the collection includes stories by key authors whose fame has hitherto been restricted to the Middle East." "This bilingual reader is ideal for students of Arabic as well as lovers of literature who wish to broaden their appreciation of the work of Middle Eastern writers. The collection features stories in the original Arabic, accompanied by an English translation and a brief author biography, as well as a discussion of context and background. Each story is followed by a glossary and discussion of problematic language points."--Jacket |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
Short stories, Arabic |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
Short stories, Arabic |
650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
Short stories, Arabic |
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Husni, Ronak |
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Newman, Daniel L |
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
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856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
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942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
Electronic Books |