Modern Arabic short stories (Arab authors ; 3) Paperback – January 1, 1976 by Denys Johnson-Davies (Author)

Modern Arabic Short Stories, selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies, is a selection by contemporary authors from several Arab lands including Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. They represent an interesting phase in the overall continuing resurgence of Arabic literature and give some indication of the way Arab men and women view the modern world.


The short stories' titles:

Farahat's Republic, by Yusuf Idris
The Dead Afternoon, by Walid Ikhlassi
The Dream, by Abdel Salam al-Ujaili
The Death of Bed Number 12, by Ghassan Kanafani
Sundown, Shukri Ayyad
The Dying Lamp, Fouad Tekerli
The Man and the Farm, by Yusuf Sharouni
The Lost Suitcase, by Abdel-Moneim Selim
The Doum Tree of Wad Hamid, by Tayeb Salih
Mother of the Destitute, by Yahya Hakki
The Picture, Latifa el-Zayat
Miracles for Sale, by Tewfik al-Hakim
The South Wind, by Abdel Malik Nouri
A Space Ship of Tenderness to the Moon, by Laila Baalabaki
Zaabalawi, Nagib Mahfouz
The Gramophone, by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
A House for My Children, by Mahmoud Diab
Summer Journey, by Mahmoud Teymour
The Election Bus, by Touma al-Khouri
Summer, by Zakaria Tamer

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