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Leg over leg or The turtle in the tree. concerning the Fāriyāq, what manner of creature might he be / Volume two :
Leg over Leg recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of 'the Fariyaq, ' alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world. The always edifying and often hilarious adventures of the Fariyaq, as he moves from his nati...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Library of Arabic literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Leg over Leg recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of 'the Fariyaq, ' alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world. The always edifying and often hilarious adventures of the Fariyaq, as he moves from his native Lebanon to Egypt, Malta, Tunis, England and France, provide the author with grist for wide-ranging discussions of the intellectual and social issues of his time, including the ignorance and corruption of the Lebanese religious and secular establishments, freedom of conscience, women's rights, sexual relatio. |
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| Notas: | About the Editor-Translator. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (455 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814738467 081473846X |