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Granada
Buch von Radwa Ashour
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Arabisch

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A powerful novel of life in the mixed culture that existed in Southern Spain before the expulsion of the Arabs and Jews. Radwa Ashour skillfully weaves a history of Granadan rule and an Arabic world into a novel that evokes cultural loss and the disappearance of a vanquished population. The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar, the bookbinder--his wife, widowed daughter-in-law, her two children, and his two apprentices--as they witness Christopher Columbus and his entourage in a triumphant parade featuring exotic plants and animals, and human captives from the New World. Embedded in the narrative is the preparation for the marriage of Saad, one of the apprentices, and Saleema, Abu Jaafar's granddaughter--a scenario that is elegantly revealed in a number of parallel scenes. As the new rulers of Granada confiscate books, and officials burn the collected volumes, Abu Jaafur quietly moves his rich library out of town. Persecuted Muslims fight to form an independent government, but increasing economic and cultural pressures on the Arabs of Spain and Christian rulers culminate in Christian conversions and Muslim uprisings. A tale that is both vigorous and heartbreaking, this novel will appeal to general readers of Spanish and Arabic literature as well as anyone interested in Christian-Muslim relations.
A powerful novel of life in the mixed culture that existed in Southern Spain before the expulsion of the Arabs and Jews. Radwa Ashour skillfully weaves a history of Granadan rule and an Arabic world into a novel that evokes cultural loss and the disappearance of a vanquished population. The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar, the bookbinder--his wife, widowed daughter-in-law, her two children, and his two apprentices--as they witness Christopher Columbus and his entourage in a triumphant parade featuring exotic plants and animals, and human captives from the New World. Embedded in the narrative is the preparation for the marriage of Saad, one of the apprentices, and Saleema, Abu Jaafar's granddaughter--a scenario that is elegantly revealed in a number of parallel scenes. As the new rulers of Granada confiscate books, and officials burn the collected volumes, Abu Jaafur quietly moves his rich library out of town. Persecuted Muslims fight to form an independent government, but increasing economic and cultural pressures on the Arabs of Spain and Christian rulers culminate in Christian conversions and Muslim uprisings. A tale that is both vigorous and heartbreaking, this novel will appeal to general readers of Spanish and Arabic literature as well as anyone interested in Christian-Muslim relations.
Über den Autor

Radwa Ashour is an Egyptian novelist.

William Granara is professor of Arabic at Harvard University.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 248
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780815607656
ISBN-10: 0815607652
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Arabisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Ashour, Radwa
Übersetzung: Granara, William
Hersteller: Syracuse University Press
Maße: 228 x 150 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Radwa Ashour
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2003
Gewicht: 0,445 kg
preigu-id: 121006182
Über den Autor

Radwa Ashour is an Egyptian novelist.

William Granara is professor of Arabic at Harvard University.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 248
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780815607656
ISBN-10: 0815607652
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Arabisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Ashour, Radwa
Übersetzung: Granara, William
Hersteller: Syracuse University Press
Maße: 228 x 150 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Radwa Ashour
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2003
Gewicht: 0,445 kg
preigu-id: 121006182
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