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019 $a154689493
020 $a9780292717527 (paper : alk. paper)
020 $a0292717520 (paper : alk. paper)
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035 $a(OCoLC)191317734$z(OCoLC)154689493
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041 1 $aeng$hara
050 00 $aPJ7814.S514$bS5713 2007
100 1 $aʻĀshūr, Raḍwá.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78018769
240 10 $aSirāj.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008006047
245 10 $aSiraaj :$ban Arab tale /$cRadwa Ashour ; translated from the Arabic and introduced by Barbara Romaine.
260 $aAustin, TX :$bCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, the University of Texas at Austin,$c2007.
300 $axix, 87 pages ;$c21 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aModern Middle East literatures in translation series
520 1 $a"Set in the late nineteenth century on a mythical island off the coast of Yemen, Radwa Ashour's Siraaj: An Arab Tale tells the poignant story of a mother and son as they are drawn inextricably into a revolt against their island's despotic sultan." "Amina, a baker in the sultan's palace, anxiously awaits her son's return from a long voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Said just as it did his father and grandfather. Said, left behind in Alexandria by his ship as the British navy begins an attack on the city, slowly begins to make his way home, witnessing British colonial oppression along the way." "Said's return brings Amina only a short-lived peace. The lessons he learned from the Egyptians' struggle against the British have radicalized him. When Said learns the island's slave population is planning a revolt against the sultan's tyrannical rule, both he and Amina are soon drawn in." "Rendered from Arabic into English by Barbara Romaine, Radwa Ashour's novella speaks of the unity that develops among varied peoples as they struggle against a common oppressor and illuminates the rich cultures of both the Arab and African inhabitants of the island. Sub-Saharan African culture is a subject addressed by few Arabic novelists, and Radwa Ashour's novella does much to fill that void."--BOOK JACKET.
700 1 $aRomaine, Barbara,$d1959-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95076242
830 0 $aModern Middle East literatures in translation series.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91128356
852 00 $bglx$hPJ7814.S514$iS5713 2007