TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ḥarīrī,
AU  - Cooperson,Michael
AU  - Kilito,Abdelfattah
AU  - Stewart,Devin J.
AU  - Sieburth,Richard
TI  - Impostures
T2  - Library of Arabic literature
SN  - 9781479800841
U1  - 892.783407 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Arabic fiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and glossary
N2  - "An itinerant con man. A gullible eyewitness narrator. Voices spanning continents and centuries. These elements come together in Impostures, a groundbreaking new translation of a celebrated work of Arabic literature. Impostures follows the roguish Abū Zayd al-Sarūjīin his adventures around the medieval Middle East-we encounter him impersonating a preacher, pretending to be blind, and lying to a judge. In every escapade he shows himself to be a brilliant and persuasive wordsmith, composing poetry, palindromes, and riddles on the spot.  Michael Cooperson transforms Arabic wordplay into English wordplay of his own. Featuring picaresque adventures and linguistic acrobatics, Impostures brings the spirit of this masterpiece of Arabic literature into English in a dazzling display of translation"--
ER  -