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The days : his autobiography in three parts /
For the first time, the three-part autobiography of one of modern Egypt's greatest writers and thinkers is available in a single paperback volume. The first part, An Egyptian Childhood (1929), is full of the sounds and smells of rural Egypt. It tells of Hussein's childhood and early educat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Arabic |
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Cairo, Egypt :
The American University in Cairo,
2014.
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| Edición: | [International ed.]. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For the first time, the three-part autobiography of one of modern Egypt's greatest writers and thinkers is available in a single paperback volume. The first part, An Egyptian Childhood (1929), is full of the sounds and smells of rural Egypt. It tells of Hussein's childhood and early education in a small village in Upper Egypt, as he learns not only to come to terms with his blindness but to excel in spite of it and win a place at the prestigious Azhar University in Cairo. The second part, The Stream of Days: A Student at the Azhar (1939), is an enthralling picture of student life in Egypt in t. |
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| Notas: | "All three volumes first published in Arabic under the title al-Ayyam: volumes one and two in 1929, volume three in 1973"--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (317 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781617975295 161797529X 9781617974700 1617974706 |