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Egyptian tales and short stories of the 1970s and 1980s
- Title
- Egyptian tales and short stories of the 1970s and 1980s / edited by William M. Hutchins.
- Publication
- Cairo, Egypt : The American University in Cairo Press, 1987.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PJ7694.E8 E39 1987 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Hutchins, William M.
- Description
- xvii, 188 pages; 20 cm
- Subjects
- Short stories, Arabic
- Arabic fiction
- Egypt
- Manners and customs
- Short stories, Arabic > Egypt > Translations into English
- Fiction
- Arabic fiction > 20th century > Translations into English
- 1900-1999
- Nouvelles arabes > Égypte > Traductions anglaises
- Nouvelles arabes > 20e siècle > Traductions anglaises
- Translations
- Egypt > Social life and customs > Fiction
- Genre/Form
- Fiction.
- Translations.
- Note
- Translated from the Arabic by W.M. Hutchins and others.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 177-185.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also issued online.
- Contents
- Editor's preface -- "The other face" / Salma Shallash -- "Last night I dreamt of you" / Bahaʼ Tahir -- "The box" / Salah Abd el Sayyed -- "The night of the festival" / Fawzi Abdel Kader el Milady -- "Celebrating the Prophet's birthday" / Zeinab Roushdi -- "Just a touch" / Mohammed al Makhzangy -- "The thief" / Hassan Abdel Monem -- "The blue weapon" / Hoda Gad -- "The glass barrier" / Zahira el Biali -- "Benevolence" / Sabry Moussa -- "The veil" / Nawal el Saadawi -- "Friends' eyes" / Fathy Salama -- "A taste of success" / Mona Ragab -- "Games" / Naim Attia -- "Gentlemen eating gentlemen" / Mahfouz Abd el Rahman -- "Guha the judge" / Yaʻqub al Sharuni -- "What happened the day of the big meeting?" / Ali Darwish -- "Who's superstitious?" / Wageh Abd el Hady -- "A concerto for the nay" / Mohammed Salmawy -- "The madman" / Taha Wady -- "Lost and found" / Amira Nowaira -- "Swimming in the sand" / Sarwat Abaza -- "Over there" / Ibrahim Abd al Magid -- A visit to the old city" / Sahar Tawfiq -- "The train at eleven" / Hussein Eid -- "The source of the Nile is Cairo's Muqattam Hills" / Fouad Higazy -- "Three meaningless tales" / Yusuf al-Qaʻid -- "The heir" / Ahmed al Shaikh -- "The leg" / Muhamed Kamal Muhamed -- "Buzzing" / Gamal el Ghitany -- "Dust" / Abdel el Hamamssy -- "Boundaries" / Abu el Maʼati Abu el Naga.
- ISBN
- 9774241711
- 9789774241710
- LCCN
- 88141033
- OCLC
- 17419298
- SCSB-2611738
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries