Author: Sonallah Ibrahim
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300228651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Sonallah Ibrahim's 2000 masterpiece offers readers a view of twentieth-century world events through the diary pages of his titular character 1950s Cairo: the intersection of conflicting dreams and political destinies. In this classic novel translated for the first time into English, idealistic reporter Rushdy encounters the enchanting Warda at a clandestine leftist meeting. Their fates would be forever linked. After Warda goes missing, Rushdy immerses himself in her diaries in a quest to uncover her whereabouts. The quest takes him to the hills of Dhofar, Oman, where he discovers Warda's guerrilla role in a regional uprising and secret involvement in revolutions with echoes around the globe. Piece by revelatory piece, Rushdy uncovers the truth about Warda--and the fiery commitment that drove her to choose the life she lived. Widely acknowledged as a masterpiece by one of Egypt's most important novelists, this is an unforgettable story of intrigue, passion, and revolution.
Warda
Author: Sonallah Ibrahim
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300228651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Sonallah Ibrahim's 2000 masterpiece offers readers a view of twentieth-century world events through the diary pages of his titular character 1950s Cairo: the intersection of conflicting dreams and political destinies. In this classic novel translated for the first time into English, idealistic reporter Rushdy encounters the enchanting Warda at a clandestine leftist meeting. Their fates would be forever linked. After Warda goes missing, Rushdy immerses himself in her diaries in a quest to uncover her whereabouts. The quest takes him to the hills of Dhofar, Oman, where he discovers Warda's guerrilla role in a regional uprising and secret involvement in revolutions with echoes around the globe. Piece by revelatory piece, Rushdy uncovers the truth about Warda--and the fiery commitment that drove her to choose the life she lived. Widely acknowledged as a masterpiece by one of Egypt's most important novelists, this is an unforgettable story of intrigue, passion, and revolution.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300228651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Sonallah Ibrahim's 2000 masterpiece offers readers a view of twentieth-century world events through the diary pages of his titular character 1950s Cairo: the intersection of conflicting dreams and political destinies. In this classic novel translated for the first time into English, idealistic reporter Rushdy encounters the enchanting Warda at a clandestine leftist meeting. Their fates would be forever linked. After Warda goes missing, Rushdy immerses himself in her diaries in a quest to uncover her whereabouts. The quest takes him to the hills of Dhofar, Oman, where he discovers Warda's guerrilla role in a regional uprising and secret involvement in revolutions with echoes around the globe. Piece by revelatory piece, Rushdy uncovers the truth about Warda--and the fiery commitment that drove her to choose the life she lived. Widely acknowledged as a masterpiece by one of Egypt's most important novelists, this is an unforgettable story of intrigue, passion, and revolution.
Petri de Warda ... epistolæ, cum nonnullis Wladislai ii. regis Hungariæ literis Petri causa scriptis. Præfatus est, et indicem chronologicum subjecit C. Wagner
Author: Petrus (de Warda, abp. of Kalocsa and Bács.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Warda
Author: Warda Abdullahi
Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
ISBN: 9781643439198
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Wardais a powerful memoir that will help readers understand the injustices embedded in a global system that determines who is allowed to live where they choose. It is the story of a father's quest to give his eldest daughter the opportunities he never had and a daughter's steadfast refusal to let go of a dream.
Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
ISBN: 9781643439198
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Wardais a powerful memoir that will help readers understand the injustices embedded in a global system that determines who is allowed to live where they choose. It is the story of a father's quest to give his eldest daughter the opportunities he never had and a daughter's steadfast refusal to let go of a dream.
The Origins of Modern Arabic Fiction
Author: Matti Moosa
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN: 9780894106842
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Moosa's exhaustive discussion, demonstrating the influence of both Western and Islamic ideology and culture, presents many works of fiction for the first time to Western students of Arabic literature.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN: 9780894106842
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Moosa's exhaustive discussion, demonstrating the influence of both Western and Islamic ideology and culture, presents many works of fiction for the first time to Western students of Arabic literature.
Medieval London: pt. 1. The government of London. pt. 2. Ecclesiastical London. pt. 3. Religious houses. Appendices. Index
Author: Walter Besant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Mediæval London ...: pt. I. The government of London. pt. II. Ecclesiastical London. pt. III. Religious houses. Appendices. Index
Author: Sir Walter Besant
Publisher:
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Medieval London
Author: Walter Besant
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
vol. 1., pt. 1. Medieval sovereigns. pt. 2. Social and general. Appendices. Index.--v. 2., pt. 1. The government of London. pt. 2. Ecclesiastical London. pt. 3. Religious houses. Appendices. Index
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
vol. 1., pt. 1. Medieval sovereigns. pt. 2. Social and general. Appendices. Index.--v. 2., pt. 1. The government of London. pt. 2. Ecclesiastical London. pt. 3. Religious houses. Appendices. Index
Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids, with Other Analogous Documents Preserved in the Public Record Office; A.D. 1284-1431: Kent to Norfolk
Author: Great Britain. Exchequer
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
A history of London
Author: W. J. Loftie
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Calendar of Wills Proved and Enrolled in the Court of Husting, London, A. D. 1259-A. D. 1688
Author: Sharpe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description