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| Genre/Form: | Fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá Granada. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2003 (OCoLC)607050066 |
| Material Type: | Fiction, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Raḍwá ʻĀshūr; William Granara |
| ISBN: | 0815607652 9780815607656 |
| OCLC Number: | 52901371 |
| Language Note: | Translation of : Gharnāṭah. |
| Description: | xii, 229 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series Title: | Middle East literature in translation. |
| Other Titles: | Gharnāṭah. |
| Responsibility: | Radwa Ashour ; translated from the Arabic by William Granara ; with a foreword by Maria Rosa Menocal. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
"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." Book jacket.
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