Youssef Rakha

Gebundenes Buch

The Book of the Sultan's Seal

Strange Incidents from History in the City of Mars

Beschreibung

A profoundly original debut from a highly acclaimed Egyptian Writer. Youssef Rakhas extraordinary The Book of the Sultans Seal was published less than two weeks after then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, following mass protests, in February 2011. Its hard to imagine a debut novel of greater urgency or more thrilling innovation.

Autor

Youssef Rakha is the author of seven books in Arabic. His fiction, criticism, and journalism have appeared widely, including in the New York Times, McSweeney’s, the Kenyon Review, and the Atlantic. His novel The Crocodiles is also forthcoming in English. Paul Starkey served as head of the Arabic department at Durham University, UK, and a co-director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World, until his recent retirement. His translations include works by Adania Shibli, Mansoura Ez Eldin, and Edwar al-Kharrat.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Interlink Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 132mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781566569163
• ISBN-10: 1566569168
• Artikelnr.: 41244153