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010			_a 2019055291
020			_a9781479800841 _qhardcover
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dUOC
041	1		_aeng _hara
042			_apcc
082	0	0	_a892.783407 _223 _bALH
100	0		_aḤarīrī, _d1054-1122 _eauthor. _92690
240	1	0	_aMaqāmāt. _lEnglish
245	1	0	_aImpostures / _cAl-Ḥarīrī ; translated by Michael Cooperson ; foreword by Abdelfattah Kilito ; volume editors, Devin Stewart, Richard Sieburth.
263			_a2005
264		1	_aNew York : _bNew York University Press, _c[2020].
264		4	_c© 2020 by New York University.
300			_axIix, 492 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aLibrary of Arabic literature
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and glossary.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aArabic fiction. _91896
700	1		_aCooperson, Michael _etranslator. _92691
700	1		_aKilito, Abdelfattah, _d1945- _eauthor of introduction. _92692
700	1		_aStewart, Devin J. _eeditor. _93775
700	1		_aSieburth, Richard _eeditor. _92937
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg
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