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The Lodging House: A Modern Arabic Novel
ISBN: 9789774162398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A young man's dreams for a better future as a student in the Teachers' Institute are shattered after he assaults one of his instructors for discriminating against him. From then on, he begins his descent into the underworld. Penniless, he seeks refuge in Wikalat 'Atiya, a historic but now completely run-down caravanserai that has become the home of the town's marginal and underprivileged characters.
This award-winning novel takes on epic dimensions as the narrator escorts us on a journey to this underworld, portraying as he sinks further into its intricate relationships the many... A young man's dreams for a better future as a student in the Teachers' Institute are shattered after he assaults one of his instructors for discrimina...
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Zayni Barakat
ISBN: 9789774248726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "In the course of my long travels I have never seen a city so devastated. After a long time I ventured out into the streets. Death, cold and heavy, hung in the air. Walls have no value here, doors have been eliminated. No one is certain that they will see another day."
The Egypt of the Mamluk dynasty witnessed a period of artistic ostentation and social and political upheaval, at the heart of which lay the unsolved question of the ruler's legitimacy. Now, in 1516, the Mamluk reign is coming to an end with the advance of the invading. Ottomans. The numerous narrators,... "In the course of my long travels I have never seen a city so devastated. After a long time I ventured out into the streets. Death, cold and heavy, hu...
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