The time-travels of the man who sold pickles and sweets : a narration comprising events to dazzle and astound, meditations to divert and confound, histories to edify, and incidents to horrify /
Ibn Shalaby, like many Egyptians, is looking for a job. Yet, unlike most of his fellow citizens, he is prone to sudden dislocations in time. Armed with his trusty briefcase and his Islamic-calendar wristwatch, he bounces uncontrollably through the Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk periods, with occasiona...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Main Author: | Shalabī, Khayrī (Author) |
Other Authors: | Cooperson, Michael (Translator) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés Arabic |
Published: |
Cairo :
American University in Cairo Press,
2010.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
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