Impostures / Al-Ḥarīrī ; translated by Michael Cooperson ; foreword by Abdelfattah Kilito ; volume editors, Devin Stewart, Richard Sieburth.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Series: Library of Arabic literaturePublisher: New York : New York University Press, [2020]Copyright date: © 2020 by New York UniversityDescription: xIix, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781479800841Uniform titles: Maqāmāt. English Subject(s): Arabic fictionDDC classification: 892.783407 Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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